South Korea Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol Indicted Abuse of Power

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of official duties related to his controversial declaration of martial law last year. Yoon triggered a political crisis by deploying troops to the National Assembly in an attempt to block lawmakers from voting down his martial law declaration, which prosecutors say bypassed legal procedures including a required cabinet meeting. He was arrested in January, becoming the first sitting South Korean president taken into custody, and was re-arrested last week amid concerns he might tamper with evidence. Prosecutors also charged Yoon with drafting and discarding false documents falsely claiming endorsement from the Prime Minister and Defence Minister. Yoon has refused to attend questioning while in custody but appeared in court to challenge his detention warrant, citing limited physical mobility. He is currently held in solitary confinement in a cell with only a fan amid a heat wave in South Korea.