Special counsel team concludes former president’s main purpose was to seize power for himself
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol had prepared to declare martial law bid for over a year with a clear purpose to "eliminate the opposition and monopolize power," the special counsel investigating Yoon's alleged insurrection and treason concluded Monday.
Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team specified that Yoon began preparations for the Dec. 3, 2024, martial law imposition at least by October 2023, in a media briefing held at 10 a.m. that concluded its 180-day probe. Since taking office in 2022, Yoon had considered emergency martial law and kicked off preparations more than a year before declaring the country's first martial law in some 40 years.
A total of 27 individuals have been indicted by Cho's team in relation to Yoon's short-lived martial law, including former members of Yoon's Cab
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