South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol, who was impeached for his controversial martial law declaration, has been indicted and faces a criminal trial. He is the first sitting South Korean president to face such charges. Yoon's lawyers are challenging the indictment and seeking bail. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court is deliberating on whether to remove him from office permanently.
Impeached South Korea n President Yoon Seok-yeol was indicted for his martial law declaration that plunged the country into political turmoil. — AFP picas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeSEOUL, Jan 28 — Impeached South Korea n President Yoon Seok-yeol was indicted for his martial law declaration that plunged the country into political turmoil, with prosecutors accusing him of being a “ringleader of insurrection”.
The 64-year-old resisted arrest for two weeks in a tense stand-off between his security team and investigators at his official residence in Seoul but was finally taken into custody on January 15.If Yoon is found guilty of insurrection, he faces the death penalty or life imprisonment. “We are discussing a bail request with the court,” his lawyers told AFP on Monday, without giving any further details.For now, Yoon is housed in a cell equipped with a television, sink, and a single-person desk that doubles as a dining table.
His solitary cell — which typically holds several inmates — resembles those occupied by two former presidents, Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak, who also served jail time.Yoon remains head of state, but he is not in charge — his duties have been suspended and delegated to acting President Choi Sang-mok.
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