South Korea's ex-acting leader indicted over former president's martial law imposition

South Korea's former acting leader Choi Sang-mok has been indicted on charges related to the brief imposition of martial law in December 2024. Choi is one of three top officials who served as caretaker presidents after then-President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and removed from office. Yoon is now in jail awaiting trial on rebellion charges. On Thursday, an investigation team charged Choi with dereliction of duty for not fully restoring the Constitutional Court, which was deliberating whether to unseat Yoon. Another acting leader, Han Duck-soo, was also indicted on the same charge. Investigations into Yoon's martial law imposition are ongoing.