South Korea president indicted for insurrection over martial law decree
South Korean prosecutors indicted suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges in January 2025 over his brief declaration of martial law in December, making him the country's first sitting president to be indicted, less than two weeks after he was detained.

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