SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal charge that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted.

South Korean prosecutors charged President Yoon Suk Yeol for his failed attempt last month to place the country under martial law, forcing the impeached leader to remain in detention as they build a case against him.

South Korean president Yoon's declaration of martial law not only stress tested South Korea's democracy, it may also contribute to destabilising the fragile US-Japan-South Korea trilateral.

Prosecutors indicted detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law last month.

South Korean prosecutors have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law.

South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sent to a detention center near Seoul on Wednesday night, after being questioned by anti-corruption officials who took him into custody over his imposition of martial law ...

South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law, Yonhap news agency says.

South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law, Yonhap news agency says.

Journalists and photographers wait for the results of a meeting of senior prosecutors to discuss the next steps in detained President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law case in front of the Supreme Prosecutors Office in southern Seoul on Jan.