"To create justification for declaring martial law, they tried to lure North Korea into mounting an armed aggression, but failed as North Korea did not respond militarily, Cho said. Yoon plunged South Korea into a crisis when he declared martial law in December 2024, prompting protesters and lawmakers to swarm parliament to force a vote against the measure. The decree was quickly declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, and Yoon was subsequently impeached, removed from office, and jailed."
"Cho, one of three independent counsels appointed by South Korea's current president, Lee Jae Myung, to investigate the martial law declaration, said Yoon and his supporters in the military had plotted since at least October 2023 to introduce the measure. The plan involved installing collaborators in key military posts and removing a defence minister who opposed the scheme, Cho said. The group even held dinner parties to build support for the plan among military leaders, he added."
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, five former cabinet members, and 18 others were indicted on insurrection charges following a six-month probe into a December 2024 martial law declaration. Special prosecutor Cho Eun-seok accused Yoon and military supporters of plotting since at least October 2023 to provoke North Korean armed aggression to justify martial law. The plan included installing collaborators in key military posts, removing an opposing defence minister, holding dinner parties to build support, and directing military activities and leaflet drone flights toward the North. North Korea did not respond militarily. The Supreme Court declared the decree unconstitutional, and Yoon was impeached, removed, and jailed.
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