The President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, is facing charges of state coup and abuse of power; the case has been forwarded to the prosecution by the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department concerning high-ranking officials. This was reported by “Yonhap” here.
According to the publication, on January 15th of this year, the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department attempted to arrest and interrogate the President for a second time, targeting high-profile officials. However, Yoon Suk Yeol refused to give any statement during the investigation. Subsequently, the Department made several attempts to interrogate the state leader again, but on January 19th, the court issued a decision to keep him in detention.
The Anti-Corruption Department does not have the authority to prosecute, but it studies suspicions and provides conclusions. Based on this, the Investigation Department has asked the prosecution to press charges against the President for state coup and abuse of power in its findings. The President Yoon Suk Yeol's attorneys have emphasized that this body does not have the authority to investigate cases related to state coups.
According to the publication, the handover of the President's case to the prosecution was anticipated, but this process was supposed to occur a bit later. Following the President's arrest on the 19th of January this year, the Investigation Department had planned to study the case for approximately 10 days.
