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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Former South Korean president Yoon indicted for abuse of power over martial law decree

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted for abuse of power over his controversial declaration of martial law in December.

Yoon, who was impeached by the National Assembly and stripped of his power by the constitutional court last month, is already on trial for orchestrating an insurrection by deploying soldiers to the parliament in his ill-fated bid to suspend civilian rule.

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