South Korea's ex-president charged with abuse of power

The former president of South Korea and a defendant in the criminal proceedings in the rebellion case, Yoon Seok-yeol, was charged with abuse of power. This was reported by the Yonhap news agency on May 1.

"On Thursday, prosecutors announced that they had charged former President Yoon Seok-yeol with abuse of power. This is the latest charge against Yun, who is being investigated for rebellion in connection with his failed attempt to impose martial law," the publication says.

It is clarified that the ex-president is accused of trying to declare a state of emergency on December 3, 2024, along with former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun and several other people. They planned to send armed soldiers and police officers to the National Assembly and other places to block and control access to them.

At the same time, the agency noted that there was no physical detention of the ex-president.

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The situation in South Korea escalated on December 3, 2024, after the president declared martial law, which was caused by the threat of paralysis of power due to attempts to conduct impeachment proceedings. The commander of the emergency regime, Chief of Staff of the Army Pak Ahn Su noted that until the lifting of martial law, the activities of Parliament, political parties and associations are prohibited.

The head of state was arrested for 48 hours on January 15 this year. The Seoul Western District Court took the president into custody on January 19 (January 18, Moscow time). As a result, his supporters staged a pogrom. The arrest warrant for Yoon Seok-young was lifted by a court on March 6, and later the constitutional court of South Korea approved the impeachment of the president and removed him from office.