South Korea indicts former first lady for bribery, ex-PM over martial law
Summary
South Korean prosecutors have charged former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo with involvement in last year's brief martial law and former First Lady Kim Keon-hee with bribery and other charges. Both cases relate to activities during former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s time in office. Yoon was impeached, and now faces trial for his actions, including trying to impose military rule.Key Facts
- Han Duck-soo is charged with helping Yoon Suk-yeol in his attempt to impose martial law.
- Han also faces charges of perjury and falsifying documents.
- Kim Keon-hee is charged with bribery and stock manipulation.
- The charges against Kim include accepting gifts from the Unification Church.
- Han was investigated by a special prosecutor team for his actions related to martial law.
- Han served twice as acting president after Yoon's martial law attempt.
- Han resigned to run for president but did not win his party's candidacy.
- The election was won by Lee Jae-myung from the Democratic Party.
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