Former South Korean president accused of “supporting the enemy”

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is currently in prison after being accused of negligence in performing his duties and removed from office, has been indicted on other charges, including supporting an enemy state, prosecutors said Monday.

Yoon, 64, faces accusations of trying to provoke a military conflict between South and North Korea by secretly sending marches to the North, in an attempt to legitimize the martial law he declared late last year.

Prosecutors said the deployment of the drones in October 2024 led to the leaking of military secrets to the North while the planes crashed near Pyongyang, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.

It is noteworthy that the conservative politician has been in pre-trial detention for months and faces charges against the backdrop of declaring martial law, which includes high treason, a crime punishable by life imprisonment.