South Korean President Indicted

South Korean prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday for being the "ringleader of an insurrection" after his abortive declaration of martial law, ordering the suspended leader to remain in detention.

Yoon plunged the country into political chaos with his December 3 bid to suspend civilian rule, a move which lasted just six hours before lawmakers defied armed soldiers in parliament to vote it down.

He was impeached soon after, and this month became the first sitting South Korean head of state to be arrested.

He has been held at the Seoul Detention Center since his arrest, and the formal indictment with detention means he will now be kept behind bars until his trial, which must happen within six months.

Yoon's lawyers denied the insurrection accusation and vowed to fight it in court.