Overview

• Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's impeached former president, has been charged with abuse of power following new investigations by prosecutors.
• This indictment comes after Yoon was charged with rebellion in January over his martial law declaration during a budget dispute in December 2024.
• Prosecutors searched Yoon's private residence in Seoul but did not seek pretrial detention for the abuse of power charge.
• Investigations are ongoing into Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, over allegations of providing luxury gifts to a shaman.
• The next presidential election is scheduled for June 3, 2025, as South Korea navigates political unrest and societal divisions stemming from the crisis.