South Korea Probe Team Seeks Indictment of Yoon Over Martial Law

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Yoon Suk Yeol at a hearing at the Constitutional Court of Korea on Jan. 21.Photographer: Woohae Cho/Bloomberg
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South Korean anti-corruption agency asked prosecutors to indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges after wrapping up a preliminary investigation into his ill-fated martial law declaration.

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials said they have decided to send Yoon’s case to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Thursday.