South Korea, Yoon and martial law
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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol began preparations for his short-lived imposition of martial law in or before October 2023, a special counsel team concluded Monday.
Special prosecutor Cho Eun-seok said Yoon, five ex-cabinet members, and 18 others were charged after a six-month investigation into Yoon’s 2024
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fall was as fast as his rise. The political outsider squeaked into the presidency in 2022 on his first bid at public office. He’d gained prominence as the nation’s bullheaded top prosecutor,