SEOUL - South Korea's comprehensive special counsel team said Monday that it had indicted 58 people after concluding its 180-day probe into former president Yoon Suk-yeol, his wife and other key officials.
The team of the second special counsel, Kwon Chang-young, who led investigations into leftover martial law allegations and other corruption, indicted seven individuals under detention and 51 without detention.
Yoon was indicted on charges stemming from his directive to spread messages to allied countries justifying his short-lived martial law declaration.
The emergency martial law was declared by Yoon on the night of Dec 3, 2024, but it was revoked hours later by the National Assembly.
Yoon was accused of ordering the dissemination of distorted messages to major allies, including the United States, between Dec 3 and 4, 2024, to validate the legitimacy of the martial law.
