martial law, South Korea and Yoon Suk Yeol
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Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN'Unbearably hot': Ex-President Yoon to endure summer heat in cell alone as he awaits trialFormer President Yoon Suk Yeol will return to Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi on Thursday, just 124 days after his release, following a court order approving his pretrial detention.
Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, re-arrested over trying to impose martial law, skips trial citing health reasons. Facing life imprisonment if convicted, Yoon's new charges add to South Korea's political turmoil under the new president's special investigations.
On Dec. 3, Yoon declared in a televised speech to the nation that he was establishing a state of martial law. Specifically, he accused the DPK, which holds a majority in the National Assembly, of significantly frustrating his legislative program, contrary to the public interest.