SEOUL: South Korean investigators recommended on Thursday (Jan 23) that impea
FILE PHOTO: South Korea ’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea , January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photobe charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed over the results of their probe into his ill-fated declaration of martial law to prosecutors.
Yoon had"conspired with the former Minister of National Defense and military commanders on Dec 3, 2024", it said. The prosecutors' office has"complied with the CIO's request for a case transfer", the investigators said. The CIO said its probe found that Yoon "abused their authority by compelling police officers from the National Assembly Guard Unit and martial law forces to perform duties beyond their obligations".
In addition to the criminal probe, he is also facing a Constitutional Court case, where judges will decide whether to uphold his impeachment, which would officially remove him from office.
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