{"id":1896,"date":"2025-11-12T05:49:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1896"},"modified":"2025-11-12T05:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T05:49:47","slug":"south-koreas-former-pm-spy-chief-arrested-over-martial-law-declaration-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1896","title":{"rendered":"South Korea\u2019s former PM, spy chief arrested over martial law declaration | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Investigations and arrests continue after South Korean disgraced ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s failed bid to impose martial law.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 12 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">12 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A former South Korean prime minister and the country\u2019s one-time spy chief have been arrested in connection with the short-lived imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk-yeol in December 2024, local media report.<\/p>\n<p>In separate arrests, former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn was detained on Wednesday on charges of inciting an insurrection, and Cho Tae-yong, the former head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), was taken into custody for several violations of NIS law, including dereliction of duty, South Korea\u2019s Yonhap news agency reports.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>According to Yonhap, Hwang posted on Facebook following the declaration of martial law, calling for the arrest of the country\u2019s National Assembly speaker and for the eradication of those involved in alleged electoral fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Former intelligence chief Cho, once a close confidant of disgraced President Yoon, is accused of knowing and failing to report plans for the imposition of martial law to the country\u2019s National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NIS Act obliges its director to report to the National Assembly, as well as to the president, if a situation that has a significant impact on national security arises,\u201d Yonhap reported.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said that Cho, a career diplomat, failed to report on plans for martial law, despite \u201cunderstanding its illegality\u201d. At a hearing on Tuesday, Cho denied all of the charges against him, Yonhap said.<\/p>\n<p>Hwang and Cho\u2019s arrests come after prosecutors on Monday added another indictment against the former 64-year-old president Yoon, who was removed from office in April, and is now detained while awaiting trial for his failed attempt to impose martial law.<\/p>\n<p>The latest indictment accuses the former president of attempting to provoke a military conflict between South Korea and North Korea by covertly sending drones into North Korea in an effort to legitimise the state of martial law he declared.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors argue that the drone deployment over North Korea in October 2024 led to the leak of military secrets when one of the unmanned aerial vehicles crashed near North Korea\u2019s capital, Pyongyang, Yonhap added.<\/p>\n<p>State Prosecutor Park Ji-young told reporters that the special counsel team had \u201cfiled charges of benefitting the enemy in general and of abuse of power\u201d against the former president.<\/p>\n<p>Yoon\u2019s move to impose martial law plunged South Korea into political crisis after armed soldiers were sent to parliament in a bid to stop lawmakers rallying against and outlawing his martial law bid. Yoon\u2019s bid to seize power failed, and he was detained in January, becoming South Korea\u2019s first sitting president to be taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>Yoon\u2019s wife, Kim Keon Hee, is also in custody and standing trial on corruption charges, including stock manipulation, marking the first time a former first couple has been detained simultaneously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigations and arrests continue after South Korean disgraced ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol\u2019s failed bid to impose martial law. 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