South Korea Indicts Ex-President Yoon for 'Helping the Enemy' Over Alleged Drone Provocations

Overview

• Special prosecutor Park Ji-young said charges of helping the enemy and abuse of power were filed on November 10.
• Investigators allege Yoon ordered drones into North Korean airspace to elicit a response that would support an emergency decree.
• Cited evidence includes an October memorandum by Yoon’s former counterintelligence chief urging the creation of instability or seizing any opportunity.
• The indictment follows Yoon’s December declaration of martial law and the deployment of troops to Parliament, his January detention, his April removal, and the June election of Lee Jae Myung.
• Separate proceedings, including an insurrection case, remain active, and reporting notes that a conviction on aiding the enemy can carry the death penalty.