South Korea particular prosecutor indicts ex-President Yoon on extra costs

South Korea’s particular prosecutor on Monday (November 10, 2025) indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on extra costs of abusing energy and aiding an enemy state associated to his short-lived imposition of martial legislation final 12 months.

Yoon tried to impress navy battle between South and North Korea to be able to declare martial legislation, a prosecutor’s spokesperson instructed a briefing, citing proof discovered on a navy official’s cell phone that included some phrases suggesting potential provocations towards North Korea, corresponding to “drones” and “surgical strike”.

According to the memo, Yoon, former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and former navy intelligence chief Yeo In-hyung deliberate to induce a North Korean assault towards the South, the spokesperson mentioned.

The trio wished to create tensions within the nation as a situation for Yoon to declare martial legislation, she mentioned.

Kim and Yeo have been additionally indicted on the identical extra costs, the prosecutor mentioned.

The particular prosecutor’s workforce has accused Yoon and his navy commanders of ordering a covert drone operation into the North to inflame tensions between the neighbours and justify his martial legislation decree.

In October final 12 months, North Korea mentioned the South had despatched drones to scatter anti-North Korean leaflets over Pyongyang, and printed pictures of the stays of a crashed South Korean navy drone.

South Korea on the time declined to reveal whether or not it had despatched the drones.

Yoon and Kim denied they declared martial legislation to hurt South Korea’s nationwide pursuits. Yeo mentioned he deeply regretted not difficult the order from Yoon, in accordance with media stories. The prosecutor’s spokesperson mentioned Yeo was making excuses that didn’t make sense concerning the notes found on his cell phone.