South Korea’s Yoon had dictatorial mindset well before martial law decree: leaked papers
The former South Korean president was already mulling a self-coup as early as six months into his term, indictment papers show
The indictment asserts that Yoon had already made up his mind to pursue such an extraordinary intervention as early as November 2022, only six months into his presidency.
Yoon is currently in custody on charges of masterminding the martial law imposition, a move critics say was designed to prolong his grip on power rather than address any genuine national crisis.
According to the indictment papers leaked to the press on Tuesday, Yoon told leaders of his People Power Party (PPP) at a dinner in November 2022: “I have emergency power. I will sweep them all away. Even if I end up standing in front of a firing squad, I will wipe them all out.”