"South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday said they were seeking the death sentencefor former president Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to declare martial law in December 2024. The special counsel team, assembled in the wake of Yoon's impeachment in April, described the former president as the ringleader of an insurrection, citing his efforts to seize control of the judiciary and legislature during the abortive martial law attempt. The entire episode lasted six hours."
"The former president has argued that his push to impose martial law was meant to draw attention to the obstruction of his political opponents in South Korea's legislature, which he has described as "anti-state" forces. Upon his declaration, armed troops surrounded the National Assembly building in Seoul. Protesters took to the streets in response, and lawmakers rushed to the building to vote down Yoon's decree."
A special counsel team assembled after impeachment charges the former president with leading an insurrection by attempting to impose martial law in December 2024. The attempt aimed to seize control of the judiciary and legislature and lasted six hours. Armed troops surrounded the National Assembly building after the declaration, prompting protests and a rapid legislative vote to reject the decree. Prosecutors requested the death sentence under insurrection charges that allow life imprisonment or death. The verdict is expected in February. Capital punishment remains legal but unused in South Korea since 1997.
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