South Korean Court Rejects Arrest Order Of Former President Yoon

JAKARTA - The South Korean court rejected a request to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in connection with an emergency military investigation.

Yonhap on Wednesday, June 25, reported South Korea's special prosecutors had asked the court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant against Yoon as investigations intensified the ousted leader's attempt to declare martial law in December 2024.

A senior member of the special prosecutor's team of investigators said on Tuesday, June 24, the arrest warrant was issued on charges of obstructing and accusing former President Yoon of refusing to respond to a summons.

Special prosecutors have notified Yoon and his legal advisers to attend the hearing on Saturday.

They will consider submitting another request for an arrest warrant if they fail to comply.

Reported by Reuters, lawyers representing Yoon said they had not been given the right call after the special prosecutor was appointed. Meanwhile, the former president will respond after the summons is granted legally.

Yoon, who is currently facing a criminal trial on charges of insurgency for issuing a military emergency declaration, was arrested in January after fighting authorities who tried to detain him but was released after 52 days for technical reasons.

Special prosecutors were appointed days after liberal President Lee Jae-myung took office on June 4 after winning an impromptu general election held after Yoon's April ouster.

Jae-myung has formed a team of more than 200 prosecutors and investigators to take over the ongoing investigation against Yoon.