South Korean Investigators Request President Yoon Suk Yeol's Arrest Order

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol who was impeached by parliament/PHOTO via Instagram @sukyeol.yoon

South Korean investigators have requested an arrest warrant against President Yoon Suk Yeol who was impeached by parliament for the imposition of a military emergency. This is the first time the incumbent president has faced a threat to an arrest order.

Yoon did not comply with calls for questioning by police and the Corruption Investigation Office for High Officials who jointly investigated whether the emergency declaration of the military on December 3 was an uprising.

The police are also in the process of being investigated, failing to search the presidential office.

The Seoul court will decide on a request for a warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest.

Yoon Kab-keun, the interim dismissed presidential lawyer, said the arrest requests were "unfair" and anti-corruption agencies had no authority to do so.

The military emergency is under the authority of the president, the lawyer told reporters outside the West Seoul District Court.

Yoon was relieved of his duties to the president after being impeached by parliament for his decision to impose a brief military emergency.

Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court hearing has begun to decide Yoon's fate. There are 180 days to make a decision.