Disgraced South Korean ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted for abuse of energy Saturday over his declaration of martial legislation final yr, as investigators widened an rebel probe.
Yoon plunged South Korea right into a political disaster when he sought to subvert civilian rule on December 3, sending troops to parliament in a bid to stop lawmakers voting down his declaration of martial legislation.
He grew to become the primary sitting president within the nation to be taken into custody when he was detained in January after resisting arrest for weeks, utilizing his presidential safety element to thwart investigators.
He was launched on procedural grounds in March, whilst his trial on rebel expenses continued.
Final week he was detained once more after an arrest warrant was issued over issues he may destroy proof within the case.
The prosecution “indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on expenses together with abuse of energy and obstruction of particular official duties”, prosecutor Park Ji-young advised reporters Saturday.
Park mentioned Yoon additionally didn’t comply with the required process to declare martial legislation, together with holding a gathering with all cupboard members of the federal government.
Yoon was additionally charged with “drafting and discarding a false doc” that acknowledged the prime minister and defence minister had endorsed martial legislation.
Yoon has refused to attend questioning since he was detained, however appeared in court docket on Friday at a listening to to argue for his warrant to be cancelled.
The ex-president’s authorized crew advised reporters that Yoon defended himself for over half-hour, and talked about his “restricted bodily mobility and the challenges he was dealing with”.
The court docket denied the request.
Yoon is being held in solitary in a cell which has a fan however no air-conditioning, as a warmth wave grips South Korea.
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