The agency leading criminal investigations into impeached former-leader Yoon Suk Yeol have recommended he be formally charged with insurrection and abuse of power.
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00:00South Korean investigators have asked prosecutors to indict the impeached
00:07president Yoon Suk-hyo, accusing him of rebellion, abuse of power, and obstruction
00:12of Parliament. The Corruption Investigation Office has been leading a
00:18probe into Yoon with police and military authorities and detained him last week.
00:23They said Yoon staged a riot seeking to undermine the Constitution when he
00:30declared martial law in December. At the same time, Yoon and his former defense
00:36minister appeared at a hearing on Thursday at a separate trial on his
00:40impeachment. Yoon has insisted that his actions were not intended to undermine
00:46Parliament, but as a warning to break political deadlock. His team claims that
00:53Yoon's detention and the criminal investigation are illegal.