Ex-leader denies treason charges

SEOUL - Former South Korean president, Mr Chun Doo-Hwan, made a strong plea of innocence yesterday, denying charges that he wrested…

SEOUL - Former South Korean president, Mr Chun Doo-Hwan, made a strong plea of innocence yesterday, denying charges that he wrested control of the presidency in 1980 in a premeditated takeover plot.

The situation required someone to come out to save the nation," the former general told the court, asserting his innocence of mutiny and treason charges that carry a maximum sentence of death.

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