“President of South Korea arrested for attempting to introduce martial law Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on suspicion of attempting to introduce martial law and using military force against the parliament. The president will be detained for up to 20 days while the prosecutor’s office prepares official charges.”, — write on: unn.ua
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The Seoul Western District Court believes that Yoon Suk Yeol may have committed crimes related to abuse of power and preparation for a coup d’état.
Charges against the ex-president include the declaration of martial law on December 3 and an alleged attempt to use military force to block the work of the National Assembly. According to investigators, Yoon allegedly ordered troops to be sent to parliament to prevent lawmakers from voting against his decree.
After Yoon’s arrest on Wednesday at his residence in Seoul, he has been held in a temporary detention center. Now the investigators have the right to keep him in custody for up to 20 days, taking into account the days that have already passed.
The Directorate for Investigating High-Echelons of Government Corruption said it would transfer Yun’s case to the prosecutor’s office in 10 days. The prosecutor’s office is expected to complete the investigation and prepare formal charges before the end of the allowed period of detention.
Yoon attended a court hearing on Saturday where arguments for his arrest were heard for more than five hours. The former president delivered the address himself, speaking for about 40 minutes and ending his speech with a 5-minute statement.
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