A top South Korean military commander said on Tuesday he trusted President Yoon Suk Yeol to be making a legitimate decision when he declared martial law, but declined to say if the impeached leader gave orders to "drag" lawmakers out of parliament.

South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he

Yonhap news agency says South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law.

LONDON -- South Korean prosecutors formally indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday, charging him with insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December, according to opposition lawmakers and South Korean media.

The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president, and if convicted, Yoon Suk Yeol could face years in prison for his shock martial-law decree, which sought to ban political and parliamentary activity and control the media.

The officer declined to say if Mr Yoon gave orders to "drag" lawmakers out of Parliament. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A former head of the Defense Counterintelligence Command, indicted in connection with President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declaration, said Tuesday that he repeatedly expressed his opposition to the scheme to Yoon,

Prosecutors assert that President Yoon Suk Yeol directed officials to cut off the supply of electricity and water to left-leaning news organizations that had criticized his administration.