Seoul: A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol in a groundbreaking development related to his brief declaration of martial law.
Seoul Western District Court on Tuesday approved the warrant following a request by the Joint Investigation Headquarters, which is investigating the embattled South Korean leader for insurrection and abuse of power.
“The arrest warrant and search warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, requested by the Joint Investigation Headquarters, were issued this morning,” the Joint Investigation Headquarters, which includes officials from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), police and the Ministry of Defence, said in a statement.
The move marks the first time authorities have sought to detain a sitting South Korean president.
It is unclear when authorities might attempt to take Yoon into custody.
Yoon’s security detail has previously blocked investigators from executing a number of search warrants at the presidential office compound and the president’s official residence.
