South Korean President Indicted For Insurrection, Faces Live Imprisonment Or Death Penalty

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South Korea’s prosecutors have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection tied to his brief imposition of martial law in December. In a Sunday statement, prosecutors described Yoon as the “ringleader” of the insurrection. The charge is punishable by life imprisonment or death and bypasses presidential immunity. Yoon was impeached by parliament and taken into custody, becoming the first sitting president to face arrest.

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00:02South Korea's prosecutors have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk-yool on charges of leading an

00:07insurrection tied to his brief imposition of martial law in December. Prosecutors describe

00:12Yoon as a ringleader of the insurrection in Sunday's statement. The charge is punishable

00:18by life imprisonment or death and bypasses presidential immunity. Yoon was impeached

00:22by parliament and was taken into custody, becoming the first sitting president to face arrest.

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