South Korea’s former leader Yoon returns to prison

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol returned to jail after approved a court’s attempt to implement martial law in 2024.

Seoul Central Regional Court’s decision on Thursday supported Yoon’s special advisor investigation into the clogging of justice of his movement in December and the allegations of abuse of power.

The court announced that Yoon gave a request for concerns that he could try to destroy the evidence.

The conservative politician faces accusations of criminal rebellion on the martial law decree, which may impose a life sentence in prison or death.

After the decision, the former President was imprisoned at the Seoul Detention Center, about 20 km south of the capital. He served 52 days in prison at the beginning of the year, but he was released for technical reasons four months ago.

The Constitutional Court dismissed him as President in April and objected to the martial law proposal that shocked the South Koreans of the Parliament and triggered the political turmoil for months.

The special prosecution team launched an investigation after the new leader Lee Jae-Myung was elected in June and investigating additional charges against Yoon.

The special consultant team is expected to transform the investigation into allegations, including Yoon’s intentional tensions with North Korea and damaging the interests of South Korea.

On Wednesday, Yoon joined the court on the arrest order, wore a dark navy outfit and a red tie, but did not answer journalists’ questions.

His lawyers rejected the allegations against him and described his request for detention as an unreasonable movement in a hasty investigation.

In local media, more than 1000 supporters reported that they approached court on Wednesday, shaking flags and signs, and Yoon mentioned the name of 35 ° C.

In the local media, prosecutors’ order requests, prosecutors, said Yoon has a risk of flight.