South Korea's ousted president, Yoon Suk Yeol, is facing more criminal charges amid allegations he ordered drone flights over North Korea.

Prosecutors allege the move was a deliberate bid to stoke tensions with North Korea and justify Mr Yoon's plans to declare martial law.

Senior investigators said Mr Yoon had increased the "danger of a South-North armed conflict" as part of attempts to create an "environment" to justify enforcing military law on civilians.

The former conservative president plunged South Korea into a constitutional crisis when he imposed martial law on 3 December 2024.

Soldiers surrounded the National Assembly and clashed with protesters in the capital Seoul in scenes which shocked the world.

Mr Yoon was later impeached and removed from office and is

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