(VOVWORLD) - The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid last year.
 Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool) |
Nam Se-jin, a senior judge at the Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant requested by special counsel Cho Eun-suk, citing concerns that the former president could destroy evidence.
Yoon was taken to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, just south of the capital, to await the court's decision. The former president is accused of five principal charges, including illegally convening a meeting of selected Cabinet members just before the declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024.
This is the second time Yoon has been arrested. The first time was in January when he was still in office, but a court later accepted his request to rescind his arrest and granted his release in March.