Overview

• A Seoul court on July 18 rejected Yoon Suk Yeol’s petition to review his arrest, leaving him in custody on insurrection and power-abuse charges.
• On July 19, special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team secured Yoon’s third indictment for abuse of authority over his six-hour martial law declaration on Dec. 3.
• Investigators allege Yoon breached constitutional process by convening only select cabinet ministers, backdating the decree and ordering deletion of records.
• Maj. Gen. Kim Yong-dae, head of the Drone Operations Command, was detained without a warrant and prosecutors have requested a hearing to seek his formal arrest.
• The independent probe continues to expand into evidence-tampering and insurrection planning as more charges and hearings are expected.