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<span>The conservative politician faces criminal charges of insurrection over his six-hour martial law decree, which could carry a sentence of life in prison or death if convicted, after being impeached by parliament and removed by the Constitutional Court in April.</span

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The conservative politician faces criminal charges of insurrection over his six-hour martial law decree, which could carry a sentence of life in prison or death if convicted, after being impeached by parliament and removed by the Constitutional Court in April.

<span>This marks Yoon's second arrest, as he was previously detained for 52 days in January but released in March when a court overturned his arrest on technical grounds related to procedural errors in detention calculations.</span

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This marks Yoon's second arrest, as he was previously detained for 52 days in January but released in March when a court overturned his arrest on technical grounds related to procedural errors in detention calculations.

<span>Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team pursued the arrest warrant on five key charges including obstruction of justice, abuse of power, falsifying documents, and violating cabinet members' rights by excluding some from martial law discussions.</span

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Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team pursued the arrest warrant on five key charges including obstruction of justice, abuse of power, falsifying documents, and violating cabinet members' rights by excluding some from martial law discussions.

<span>Yoon returned to a 10 square-meter solitary cell at Seoul Detention Center without air conditioning, relying on a small electric fan that switches off at night during South Korea's heat wave with temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius.</span

Yoon returned to a 10 square-meter solitary cell at Seoul Detention Center without air conditioning, relying on a small electric fan that switches off at night during South Korea's heat wave with temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius.

<span>More than 1,000 supporters rallied outside the courthouse Wednesday chanting Yoon's name and waving flags in the sweltering heat, while his lawyers denied all allegations and called the detention request unreasonable and hasty.</span

More than 1,000 supporters rallied outside the courthouse Wednesday chanting Yoon's name and waving flags in the sweltering heat, while his lawyers denied all allegations and called the detention request unreasonable and hasty.

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The detention appears politically motivated and excessive, targeting a former president with procedural violations rather than substantive evidence. The rushed investigation lacks proper basis and represents partisan persecution of conservative leadership by liberal prosecutors.

<span>The detention appears politically motivated and excessive, targeting a former president with procedural violations rather than substantive evidence. The rushed investigation lacks proper basis and represents partisan persecution of conservative leadership by liberal prosecutors.</span>

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South Korea's Ex-President Yoon Rearrested Over Martial Law

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