South Korean president charged with rebellion over martial law decree

South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol faces criminal charges (Jeon Heon Kyun/Pool Photo via AP, File)

South Korean prosecutors have charged impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol with rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, an offence that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment.

This is the latest blow to Yoon, who was impeached and arrested over his December 3 martial law decree that plunged the country into political turmoil, shook its financial markets and hurt its international image.