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South Korean prosecutors accused on Sunday of extinguishing President Yoon Suk Yela of rebellion regarding his short -term imposition of a ratiral law, a criminal complaint that could bring a death sentence or a life prison if convicted.
This is the latest blow to Yoon, who was arrested and arrested for his decree for martial arts on December 3, who immersed the country into political unrest, shook his financial markets and hurt his international image. Separate from the criminal proceedings, the Constitutional Court now discusses whether it will officially dismiss Yoon as president or return it.
Yoon became the first president of South Korea to be charged with his duties. They will remain in prison and will be taken from custody to a court in Seoul at a trial hearing, which is expected to last about six months.
Yoon’s defensive team confirmed his indictment for a rebellion charges, calling her the “worst decision” by prosecutor Sary trying to kill affection with political forces who want Yoon’s exit.
“Today’s chair indictment will be a shame in the history of South Korean prosecutors, which I cannot delete,” Yoon said, a team of defense in a statement. “Once again, we emphasize that the president’s declaration of martial arts law can never be a rebellion.”
The prosecutors accused Yoon on charges of directing the rebellion when he imposed a martial arts, according to local media. Repeated calls from the Seoul Prosecutor’s Office have remained unanswered. The investigative authorities claim that Yoo’s imposing a martial arts made a rebellion because he had set messs for the purpose of undermining the Constitution.
Yoon has presidential immunity from most criminal prosecution, but the privilege does not apply to allegations of rebellion or betrayal. According to the Law in South Korea, the rebellion leader may face a life punishment or mortal punishment.
Yon, a conservative, firmly denied any injustice, called his statement of a martial arts law legitimate acting intended to raise public awareness of the danger of the National Assembly under the control of the liberal controlled, which obstructed its agenda and the best officials inserted. During his announcement of a martial arts law, Yoon called the Assembly “Cant of Criminals” and vowed to eliminate “shameless followers of North Korea and anti-state power.”
After declaring a war law on December 3, Yoon sent troops and police officers to the assembly, but enough legislators still managed to get into the assembly to unanimously vote on Yoon’s decree, forcing his cabinet to raise him.
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The imposition of a martial arts law, the first of its kind in South Korea in more than four decades, lasted only six hours. However, it evoked painful memories of past dictatorial rules in the South Korea in the 1960s-80s, when rulers supported by soldiers used martial arts and emergency regulations to control their opponents.
The Constitution of South Korea gives the President of the authority to declare a martial arts law in order to retain the order in war and other comparable countries for emergencies, but many experts say that the country was not under such conditions when Yoon declared a martial art.
Yoon insists that he had no intention of interfering with the work at the Assembly, including his voting on his decree and that the troop deployment and police forces had to maintain order. But the commanders of military units sent to the Assembly said hearing or the investigators of the Assembly that Yoon ordered them to withdraw the legislators to prevent them from abolishing his decree.
Investigations on Yoon have increased the already serious internal division of the country, and rival protesters regularly set together rallies in the center of Seoul.
After the local court approved the official arrest warrant for the extension of Yoon’s detention on January 19, dozens of his supporters broke into the court building, destroying windows, doors and other property. They also attacked brick police officers, steel pipes and other objects. Violence was injured by 17 police officers and police said they had detained 46 protesters.
Yoon has previously resisted the efforts of the investigative authorities to examine or detention him. He was then arrested on January 15th in a huge operation of law enforcement in his presidential date.
Yoon’s leading investigation was the investigating office for higher officials corruption, but Yoon refused to attend the CIO questioning since it was detained, saying that there was no legal authority to investigate the allegations of the rebellion. Cio said he could investigate Yoon’s allegations about the rebellion because he was related to his alleged abuse of power and other accusations.
On Friday, Cio handed the Yoon case at the Prosecutor’s Office in Seoul and asked him to accuse him on charges of rebellion, abuse of power and the clogging of the National Assembly. Prosecutors allegedly accused Yoon only on rebellion, since Yoon had the immunity of the president than other charges.
Yoon Minister of Defense, Police Chief and several other military commanders have already been arrested for alleged rebellion, abuse of government and other accusations related to the Decree of Working Law.
If the Constitutional Court judgments to dismiss Yoon from duty, the national election to select their successor must be held within two months. Recent public studies show that candidates for management and opposition parties run their neck and neck in a possible presidential race for elections.
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