South Korean prosecutors have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of rebellion over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December. The charge carries a potential penalty of life imprisonment or the death penalty. Yoon, who remains jailed, denies any wrongdoing and claims his declaration of martial law was a legitimate act of governance. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court is deliberating on whether to formally dismiss Yoon as president or reinstate him.
South Korea 's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea , on Jan. 23, 2025.SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea n prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law , a criminal charge that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted.over his Dec.
“Today's indictment of the president will remain as a shame in the history of South Korean prosecutors that they cannot erase,” Yoon's defense team said in a statement. “We stress once again that a president's declaration of martial law can never be rebellion." Yoon, a conservative, has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing, calling his declaration of martial law a legitimate act of governance meant to raise public awareness of the danger of the liberal-controlled National Assembly, which obstructed his agenda and impeached top officials. During his announcement of martial law, Yoon called the assembly “a den of criminals” and vowed to eliminate “shameless North Korea followers and anti-state forces.
South Korea’s constitution gives the president the power to declare martial law to keep order in wartime and other comparable emergency states, but many experts say the country wasn’t under such conditions when Yoon declared martial law. After a local court on Jan. 19 approved a formal arrest warrant to extend Yoon’s detention, dozens of his supporters stormed the court building, destroying windows, doors and other property. They also attacked police officers with bricks, steel pipes and other objects. The violence left 17 police officers injured, and police said that they detained 46 protesters.
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