To describe an event that only lasted a few hours, was peaceful and where the parliament's annulment was immediately accepted as a rebellion appears to me as legally unfounded, argued Yoon.
The former president risks life imprisonment or the death penalty if he is found guilty of rebellion in connection with his declaration of martial law and wartime laws on December 3 last year. The measure was revoked after a few hours following a vote in parliament.
Yoon was recently formally removed from the presidency through an impeachment process. South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled on April 4 that his actions in December did not meet the legal requirements for a national crisis.
