South Korea’s former President Yoon faces insurrection trial

Ex-South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol will on Monday face his first criminal trial for insurrection after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December, which plunged the democratic country into political turmoil.

DAILY POST recalls that Yoon sought to impose military rule on the country when he ordered the suspension of political activity and the censorship of media on December 3.

The decree was said to have lasted just six hours as it was voted down by…