63 indicted over courthouse rampage over Yoon’s detention


Show of defiance: A file photo showing damaged walls at a court after pro-Yoon supporters stormed the building following a court decision to extend the impeached president’s detention in Seoul. — Reuters

Prosecutors indicted 63 people for their role in storming a court building last month to protest the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, with some facing charges carrying up to a seven-year jail term, an official said.

Hundreds of angry Yoon supporters stormed the Seoul Western District Court in the pre-dawn hours of Jan 19, destroying property and trespassing into judges’ chambers as some live-streamed the incident.

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