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Ex-South Korea President Yoon tried to provoke Pyongyang into armed aggression, prosecutor says

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review

Posted on December 15, 2025

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SEOUL, ‌Dec 15 (Reuters) - Former ‍South ‌Korean President Yoon Suk ⁠Yeol ‌tried to provoke North Korea into mounting ⁠a military aggression to ​create justification for the ‌December 2024 ⁠martial law declaration and to eliminate ​political opponents, a special prosecutor said on Monday.

The special prosecutor, ​Cho ‍Eun-seok, ​told a briefing his team had indicted 24 people, including Yoon and five ⁠cabinet members, for their alleged ​involvement during his six-month investigation on insurrection charges.

(Reporting by ‌Heejin Kim, Jack KimEditing by Ed Davies)

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