South Korea just hit its former acting president Choi Sang-mok with criminal charges over the wild martial law situation that went down under President Yoon Suk Yeol. Special Prosecutor Park Ji-young announced the indictment alongside charges against ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, saying both guys failed their basic duties by refusing to appoint Constitutional Court justices after parliament recommended them during the chaos following Yoon's impeachment.
Prosecutors claim Choi only appointed two out of three recommended justices and deliberately skipped over Ma Eun-hyeok because there was not enough bipartisan support, which they are calling a criminal dereliction of duty. The defense will probably argue they were just trying to navigate an unprecedented constitutional crisis. Several former presidential aides also got indicted for abusing their power during the flawed justice nomination process.
Prosecutors claim Choi only appointed two out of three recommended justices and deliberately skipped over Ma Eun-hyeok because there was not enough bipartisan support, which they are calling a criminal dereliction of duty. The defense will probably argue they were just trying to navigate an unprecedented constitutional crisis. Several former presidential aides also got indicted for abusing their power during the flawed justice nomination process.
