Accusations that ask for prison include abuse of power and obstruction of justice; Former Mandator was deprived of his position in April
Prosecutors of South Korea filed a new arrest request against the former president Yoon Suk Yeolshortly after its interrogation on the declaration of martial law made in December last year. Yoon is facing an insurrection criminal proceedings, as this statement resulted in the suspension of the National Assembly. The accusations that underlie the request for detention include abuse of power and obstruction of justice. Yoon’s defense argues that prosecutors did not present concrete evidence and that the arrest request is unfounded. In January, he was accused of mobilizing presidential guards to avoid his arrest, but a previous arrest request had already been denied by the court.
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The former president was deprived of his position in April, after decision of the Constitutional Court, which confirmed impeachment due to the attempt to implement martial law. The decree, which was issued on December 3, was later suspended after a opposite vote by parliamentarians. Yoon Suk Yeol denies all accusations, which include the alleged intention of planning an insurrection, a crime that may result in a death penalty or life imprisonment in South Korea. The appointment of a special prosecutor for the case occurred after the new President Lee Jae-Myung on June 4.
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Posted by Fernando Dias
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