Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted for insurrection on Sunday, an unprecedented development in weeks of political and legal crisis since his short-lived martial law attempt stunned the nation.

The indictment follows weeks of political turmoil triggered by Yoon’s December 3 declaration of martial law. Notably, this charge– ringleader of an insurrection– is not protected by presidential immun

Yoon's attempt to suspend civilian rule on December 3 caused political chaos in Korea, but lawmakers defied armed soliders in parliament to vote it down.