On Sunday, the South Korean prosecutors accused President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday in connection with his short -lived imposition of war law, according to News Reports, a criminal charge that could bring him to death or prison for life if he was convicted.
This is the latest blow for Yoon, which was charged and arrested because of his War Act on December 3, which the country fell into political turbulence. The constitutional court is separated from the criminal proceedings and now reports whether he should formally dismiss Yoon as president or be used again.
The South Korean media, including the Yonhap news agency, reported that the public prosecutor’s office had charged with Seoul Central District Yoon for rebellion. Calls to the public prosecutor and Yoon’s lawyers remained unanswered.
Yoon, a conservative, has steadily contested any misconduct and described his law of war as a legitimate act of government in order to raise public awareness of the risk of liberal-controlled National Assembly, which his agenda disabled and strengthened the top officials. During his announcement of war law, Yoon described the assembly “a cave of criminals” and swore to eliminate “shameless North Korea supporters and anti-state forces”.
After Yoon declared war law on December 3, he sent troops and police officers to the meeting, but I still managed enough legislators to enter a chamber of assembly to unanimously vote for Yoons decree, and forced his cabinet to raise.
The imposition of war law, the first of its kind in South Korea for more than 40 years, only lasted six hours. In the 1960s to 1980s, however, painful memories of past dictatorial rules resulted in when the rulers supported by the military against war laws and emergency decorations to suppress the opponents.
On Wednesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and asked by the authorities in relation to a criminal uprising examination. He said he only worked with an illegal examination to avoid violence. An estimated 3,000 police officers were deployed on Yoon’s presidential site and brought wire cutters and ladders.
South Korea’s constitution gives the President the authority to explain war law to keep the order in war times and other comparable emergency states, but many experts say that the country is not under such conditions when Yoon explains war law.
Yoon insists that he did not intend to disrupt the assembly work, including his floor vote on his decree and that the shipping of troops and police forces should maintain order. The commanders of military units sent to the assembly have, however, told the assembly hearings that Yoon ordered them to pull out the legislator.
