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Police transfer treason cases against Yoon, others to prosecution, CIO

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President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his last statement during the final hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, Feb. 25 in this photo provided by the court. Yonhap

President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers his last statement during the final hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, Feb. 25 in this photo provided by the court. Yonhap

Police said Tuesday they have transferred three cases of treason charges against President Yoon Suk Yeol and two others to the prosecution and the state anti-corruption agency.

The cases against Yoon, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and Noh Sang-won, former commander of the Defense Intelligence Command, were filed with the police in connection with Yoon's short-lived imposition of martial law in December.

The cases have been transferred to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, a police official told reporters without elaborating.

All three men are already standing trial on insurrection charges over the failed martial law bid. (Yonhap)