Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been charged with abuse of power, adding to a continuing rebellion prosecution stemming from his brief martial law decree last December.

He was impeached and removed from office in April, Reuters reported.

Prosecutors announced the new charges Thursday, following a raid on Yoon's home during a bribery investigation involving his wife. If convicted of insurgency, Yoon risks life in imprisonment or death, however executions have been prohibited since 1997.