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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted on additional charges on Saturday as a special prosecutor continues investigating him for his short-lived declaration of martial law in December.
The new charges include obstruction of the exercise of others' rights by abuse of authority, ordering the deletion of records and blocking the execution of arrest warrants, the prosecutor's office said in a briefing.
Yoon has been on trial on charges of insurrection, which is punishable by death or life imprisonment, facing additional charges since the special prosecutor was appointed in June to take over the cases against him.
Yoon has denied all wrongdoing. His lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the new charges.
The impeached and deposed former leader has been jailed at Seoul Detention Center since earlier this month, and a court earlier this week rejected his request to be freed from detention.
(Reporting by Joyce Lee and Jack Kim)
Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted on charges including obstruction of the exercise of others' rights by abuse of authority, ordering the deletion of records, and blocking the execution of arrest warrants.
The investigation is focused on Yoon's short-lived declaration of martial law and has been led by a special prosecutor since June.
Yoon is on trial for charges of insurrection, which could lead to penalties including death or life imprisonment.
Yoon has denied all wrongdoing, and his lawyers have not yet commented on the new charges.
Yoon has been jailed at the Seoul Detention Center since earlier this month, and a court recently rejected his request for release.
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