Martial law investigation, arrest warrant requested for former South Korean president

 December 30, 2024

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Seoul: An arrest warrant has been requested for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.

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According to a foreign news agency, the Joint Investigation Unit investigating the imposition of martial law in South Korea has requested an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk-yeol, but the court will decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk-yeol.

According to the news agency, an investigation is underway in South Korea into whether the December 3 martial law amounted to a coup, and Yoon Suk-yeol failed to answer questions from the police and the Corruption Investigation Unit.

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This is the first time in South Korea that an arrest warrant has been issued for a president, and according to the South Korean constitution, the president does not have immunity in cases of rebellion.

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol's lawyer says that the Corruption Investigation Unit does not have the authority to investigate the coup case.

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It should be noted that in South Korea, opposition parties presented a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol for imposing martial law in the country, which initially failed, and then a second impeachment motion was submitted, which was successful.

Later, opposition parties also submitted an impeachment motion against the acting president of South Korea, which was successful. Thus, the parliament impeached two presidents of South Korea within a few days