SEOUL, May 01 (AJP) - Prosecutors on Thursday filed additional charges of abuse of power and obstruction of rights against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is already standing trial on charges of leading a rebellion related to the Dec. 3 martial law declaration.
The prosecution's special investigation team, led by Park Se-hyun, chief prosecutor at the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office, said the new charges were added following a supplementary investigation.
Yoon, who was indicted on January 26 while still in office, was initially charged only with leading a rebellion — a crime not covered by presidential immunity under South Korea’s Constitution.
He was detained at the time but later released after a controversial decision by Judge Ji Gyi-yeon, allowing him to stand trial without being held in custody.
After Yoon was removed from office by the Constitutional Court, prosecutors expanded their investigation, leading to Thursday’s additional charges. Opposition parties have repeatedly called for his re-arrest.
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