A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol for his failed attempt to impose martial law earlier this month, investigators in charge of the investigation said Tuesday.
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“ THE arrest warrant and the search warrant against President Yoon Suk-yeol […] were issued this morning “, the authority leading the joint investigation against Yoon Suk-yeol said in a statement. “ No timetable has been established for the continuation of the procedures “, she clarified.
This is the first time in South Korean history that a sitting president has been targeted by such legal action, with Yoon Suk-yeol still officially in office pending a ruling by the Constitutional Court. on his dismissal, adopted on December 14 by the National Assembly.
He is currently suspended from office, with the Court expected to confirm or overturn his dismissal by mid-June.
Yoon Suk-yeol stunned the country on December 3 by proclaiming martial law by surprise and sending the army to Parliament to muzzle him. He was forced to back down a few hours later under pressure from deputies and thousands of demonstrators.
The 64-year-old former star prosecutor refused three times to comply with summons to be questioned about his coup, leading to the request on Monday for an arrest warrant against him.
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