South Korea: Arrest Warrant Issued for Former President Yoon
The politician, accused of sedition, a crime punishable by death in South Korea, failed to show up for three interrogations
South Korean investigators have asked a Seoul court to issue an arrest warrant for ousted President Yoon Suk-yeol (pictured), who is facing impeachment for a failed attempt to impose martial law in the Asian country. Yoon Suk-yeol, accused of sedition, three times refused to appear for questioning. According to the report, on Monday, December 30, the day after Yoon’s third refusal, investigators presented a judge with a motion for an arrest warrant.
After a vote in the South Korean parliament on December 14, Yoon has been suspended, pending a decision by the Constitutional Court on whether or not to confirm the deputies’ decision. He was banned from leaving the country. According to media reports, 64-year-old Yoon also refuses to recognize the challenge issued to him by the Constitutional Court.
The former head of state is under investigation on charges of “mutiny,” a capital offense in South Korea, imposing martial law on December 3 and sending the army into parliament to try to stick it in the teeth before backing down hours later under pressure from lawmakers and the street.
