South Korea's anticorruption agency, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, has recommended charges against President Yoon Suk-yeol for insurrection and abuse of power. The recommendations follow a probe into Yoon's brief declaration of martial law, which allegedly aimed to disrupt the constitutional order. Yoon's legal team contends that the CIO's authority does not extend to investigating a president, and he has been rightfully detained following his impeachment. The matter now lies with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and may escalate to the Constitutional Court, which will review Yoon's impeachment.
The Corruption Investigation Office said they found that Yoon had suspended civil rule with the intent to disrupt the constitutional order.
Yoon's lawyers argue the CIO, established under Moon, lacks authority to investigate the president for insurrection, claiming the arrest was illegal.
Under South Korean law, insurrection is one of the few crimes for which the president does not enjoy immunity, punishable by life imprisonment or the death penalty.
During his appearance before the Constitutional Court, Yoon denied ordering troops to forcibly remove lawmakers from the National Assembly.
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