South Korea’s former acting leader Choi Sang-mok was indicted on Thursday on charges related to the brief imposition of martial law in December 2024 by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol, becoming the latest high-profile figure embroiled in legal troubles over the case.

The indictment was formally announced by Special Prosecutor Park Ji-young in a regular briefing . Choi, who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, was charged alongside former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo with dereliction of duty for their failure to appoint Constitutional Court justices recommended by the National Assembly in the chaotic period following President Yoon’s impeachment. Han successively served as Acting President at the time from December 2024 and from March to May 2025.

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