Breaking news from South Korea! 🇰🇷 The nation's anti-corruption agency, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), announced on Thursday that President Yoon Suk-yeol's \"insurrection case\" is being referred to the prosecution. 📣
President Yoon, who was arrested on January 15 at the presidential office, made history as South Korea's first sitting president to be apprehended. 😱 A Seoul court has extended his detention for up to 20 days since January 19.
The CIO decided to transfer the case to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, demanding Yoon's indictment since it lacks the authority to indict a sitting president. The prosecution and CIO have agreed to jointly investigate the \"insurrection\" charges, planning to question the impeached president over a period of 10 days each. 🕵️♂️
Backstory time! ⏳ The National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against Yoon on December 14 last year, suspending his presidential powers while the constitutional court deliberates the case for up to 180 days. During this period, the country has been navigating uncharted waters. 🌊
In a dramatic turn of events, President Yoon declared martial law on the night of December 3, which was swiftly revoked by the National Assembly just hours later. This action led investigative agencies to suspect Yoon as a ringleader in an alleged insurrection. 🚫
Despite repeated calls from the CIO, Yoon has refused to appear for questioning. The prosecution is widely expected to indict him on the \"insurrection\" charges and others around February 5. 📆
The eyes of the world are on South Korea as this unprecedented situation unfolds. Stay tuned for more updates as we follow this developing story! 📰✨
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S. Korea's CIO decides to refer president Yoon's case to prosecution
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