South Korea's ex-president Yoon indicted for abuse of power

c/world · u/MicroWave@lemmy.world · 305 points

***South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol is to be additionally charged with abuse of authority. He is already being tried for insurrection over his failed bid to impose martial law.***

South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol is to be additionally indicted for abuse of authority, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

The new indictment comes as Yoon stands trial for leading an insurrection over his brief declaration of martial law in early December.

The country's Constitutional Court stripped Yoon of all power and privileges in April and also upheld a parliamentary motion to impeach him.

Comments

u/ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com · 75 points

Well, imagine that.

No, I'm serious, please America - imagine that. That's what we should be doing.

u/mrfriki@lemmy.world · 44 points

It’s so rare to see something like this that it is uplifting news.

u/Zier@fedia.io · 24 points

Now do the USA!!!

u/But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world · 16 points

Damn his hands are tiny

u/resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee · 14 points

What a real democracy looks like.

u/prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 points

Ok, I haven't even clicked the link yet, but that thumbnail cannot be real, right?? Literally looks like someone did the "big head mode" cheat code on the Korean peninsula lol

That, or just super tiny hands.

u/realitista@lemm.ee · 8 points

Well I'm just happy that there's justice somewhere in the world.

u/CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml · 6 points

South Korea should try out the people's razor on this one, just to make sure execution is still bad.

u/Freshparsnip@lemm.ee · 3 points

Can the Koreans come and bring Trump to justice?

u/Burghler@sh.itjust.works · 2 points

I swear I've been hearing this news for a year now