North Korea's state media reported Wednesday on the indictment of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over insurrection charges, three days after it occurred.

South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law, Yonhap news agency reported.

The Cabinet on Friday demanded the National Assembly reconsider an opposition-proposed bill that calls for a special counsel probe into President Yoon Suk Yeol on his failed martial law attempt last month.

President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court for his impeachment trial Tuesday, defending his short-lived martial law bid and denying charges that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers away.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted over the imposition of martial law, leading to political unrest. Prosecutors have charged Yoon with rebellion related to his controversial decree aimed at curbing liberal influences in the National Assembly.

Yoon Suk Yeol has faced South Korea's constitutional court for the first time, following last month's martial law saga.

Prosecutors indicted detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law last month.

Prosecutors have formally indicted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of organising an insurrection related to his brief declaration of martial law last month. Following this, Yoon Suk Yeol becomes the first sitting South Korean president to be indicted while in detention,

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators asked prosecutors to indict the country's detained President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month, as it accused him of rebellion, abuse of power and obstruction of parliament on Thursday.

A South Korean court extended the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Sunday, giving prosecutors time to formalise a criminal indictment for insurrection. If found guilty, Yoon

Police arrested at least 17 of the attackers. The liberal opposition party accused the president of encouraging the attack.