Wife and ally of ousted South Korean president indicted by special prosecutors
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo were indicted Friday as part of investigations into the administration of ousted President Yoon Suk-Yeol and his attempt to overcome opposition by declaring martial law. Yoon set off South Korea’s most serious political crisis in decades when he attempted to force his agenda through an opposition-dominated legislature by declaring martial law on Dec. 3, 2024. It lasted only hours but triggered months of turmoil that paralyzed politics, disrupted foreign policy and rattled the economy. Yoon was impeached, then removed from office in April and rearrested last month after his conservative party lost the presidency in an early election.
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