{"id":2162,"date":"2025-07-06T19:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T19:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/south-korea-investigators-seek-to-arrest-former-president-yoon-again\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T19:34:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T19:34:51","slug":"south-korea-investigators-seek-to-arrest-former-president-yoon-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/south-korea-investigators-seek-to-arrest-former-president-yoon-again\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea investigators seek to arrest former president Yoon again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SEOUL, July 6 — South Korean prosecutors requested a new arrest warrant today to detain former president Yoon Suk Yeol, after questioning him twice, including a session that lasted over nine hours.<\/p>\n

Yoon was formally stripped of office in April, after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers over his December 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule, which saw armed soldiers deployed to parliament.<\/p>\n

He has appeared in court on insurrection charges, and has been questioned by a special counsel investigating the martial law declaration.<\/p>\n

“Today, the special counsel filed a request for a detention warrant with the Seoul Central District Court for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including abuse of power and obstruction of special official duties,” Prosecutor Park Ji-young, a member of the counsel, told reporters.<\/p>\n

Park said that Yoon had also been charged with “falsification of official documents” over his martial law declaration.<\/p>\n

“The warrant outlines why a detention is deemed necessary, but I cannot elaborate,” said Park, adding the details will be discussed in court.<\/p>\n

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The special counsel questioned Yoon yesterday over his resistance during a failed arrest attempt in January, as well as allegations that he authorised drones to fly to Pyongyang as a justification for declaring martial law.<\/p>\n

Yoon’s legal team slammed the warrant as “excessive and unwarranted”.<\/p>\n

“We have thoroughly refuted the allegations and demonstrated that, as a matter of law, no crime can be established,” his legal team said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“The special counsel failed to present any objective evidence during the investigation, and even based on witness testimony, the charges do not hold,” they added.<\/p>\n

Last week, the court dismissed an arrest warrant requested by the special counsel after Yoon initially refused to appear for questioning, citing that he had since expressed a willingness to comply with future summons. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SEOUL, July 6 — South Korean prosecutors requested a new arrest warrant today to detain former president Yoon Suk Yeol, after questioning him twice, including a session that lasted over nine hours. Yoon was formally stripped of office in April, after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers over his December 3 attempt to subvert civilian…<\/p>\n

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