Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was indicted for aiding and abetting former President Yoon Suk-yeol's brief imposition of martial law, and faces additional charges including perjury and falsifying official documents. Former First Lady Kim Keon-hee was indicted on charges including bribery, alleged participation in a stock manipulation scheme, and acceptance of gifts from the Unification Church. Kim's lawyers deny the allegations and call some reports groundless speculation. Assistant special counsel Park Ji-young said Han attempted to secure procedural legitimacy for Yoon's decree through a Cabinet Council meeting. Yoon and Kim are jailed; Yoon faces trial including insurrection charges and was impeached in April.
South Korean prosecutors in separate cases have indicted former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo for aiding and abetting former President Yoon Suk-yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law last year, and the ex-president's wife, Kim Keon-hee, for bribery and other charges. The charges were laid against Han, 76, on Friday, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. Additional charges include perjury and falsifying official documents. list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4list 2 of 4list 3 of 4list 4 of 4end of list
Former First Lady Kim was also indicted on charges stemming from her alleged participation in a stock manipulation scheme and acceptance of gifts from the controversial Unification Church, among other activities. Lawyers for Kim have denied the allegations against her and said news reports about some of the gifts she allegedly received were groundless speculation. Assistant special counsel Park Ji-young told a televised briefing that Han was the highest official who could have blocked Yoon's attempt to impose martial law.
Han has maintained that he conveyed to Yoon that he opposed his martial law plan. Kim and her ex-president husband have been arrested and are in jail, with Yoon already undergoing trial on charges that include insurrection for his attempt to impose military rule. His wife had been the subject of numerous high-profile scandals, some dating back more than 15 years, which overshadowed his turbulent presidency and inflicted political damage on him and his conservative People Power Party (PPP). Yoon was formally impeached in April.
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