South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection after he attempted to declare martial law in December.
His ill-fated attempt to impose military rule plunged the country into an unprecedented political crisis and he becomes the first sitting president in South Korean history to be charged with a crime.
The indictment comes after a court in Seoul rejected a request to extend Yoon's detention on Saturday, which meant prosecutors had to make a decision on whether to charge or release him before Monday.
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Anti-corruption investigators last week recommended charging the jailed Mr Yoon, who was impeached by parliament and suspended from his duties over the incident.
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Under criminal investigation, he has been in custody since becoming the first sitting president to be arrested on 15 January.