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President Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea’s first leader to be indicted. Yoon, who briefly imposed martial law last month, is now facing dire consequences – the death penalty or life in prison ...

South Korean police are questioning an elementary-school teacher in connection with the fatal stabbing of a pupil in the city ...

South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his martial law decree that plunged the country into political turmoil.

"The punishment of the ringleader of insurrection now begins finally." The move announced Sunday makes Yoon the first sitting South Korean president to face an indictment and criminal ...

"The punishment of the ringleader of insurrection now begins finally." Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attend a rally to oppose his impeachment in Seoul, South Korea ...

A South Korean president has no immunity in insurrection charges, which are punishable by life imprisonment or death.

South Korea retains capital punishment but has not executed a criminal since 1997. Amnesty International views the country as “abolitionist in practice” regarding capital punishment.

"The prosecution has decided to indict Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing charges of being a ringleader of insurrection," Democratic Party spokesman Han Min-soo told a press conference, Reuters reported.