S. Korean ex-leader Yoon indicted for abuse of power: prosecutors


SEOUL: Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol (pic) was indicted Thursday (May 1) without detention for abuse of power over his martial law declaration, prosecutors said, adding to the impeached ex-leader's legal jeopardy.

The new indictment comes as Yoon stands trial for orchestrating an insurrection with his Dec 3 martial law attempt, which sought to suspend civilian rule in democratic South Korea.

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