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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

Yoon Suk Yeol denies insurrection charge as criminal trial opens in Seoul

South Korea’s ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol rejected charges of leading an insurrection as his high-profile criminal trial began in Seoul, defending his short-lived declaration of martial law as a lawful and symbolic act rather than an attempted coup.

Mr Yoon is accused of leading an insurrection by declaring martial law on 3 December, a decision that prosecutors call illegal and intended to disrupt the nation’s constitutional order.

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