South Korea investigators seek to arrest Yoon
Published: 04:07 PM,Jul 06,2025 | EDITED : 08:07 PM,Jul 06,2025
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at Seoul High Prosecutor's Office, in Seoul. — Reuters file photo
SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors requested a new arrest warrant on Sunday to detain former president Yoon Suk Yeol, after questioning him twice, including a session that lasted over nine hours. 'Today, the special counsel filed a request for a detention warrant with the Seoul Central District Court for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including abuse of power and obstruction of special official duties,' Prosecutor Park Ji-young, a member of the counsel, told reporters.
Park said that Yoon had also been charged with 'falsification of official documents' over his martial law declaration. 'The warrant outlines why a detention is deemed necessary, but I cannot elaborate,' said Park, adding the details will be discussed in court.
Yoon's legal team slammed the warrant as 'excessive and unwarranted'. 'We have thoroughly refuted the allegations and demonstrated that, as a matter of law, no crime can be established,' his legal team said in a statement. 'The special counsel failed to present any objective evidence during the investigation, and even based on witness testimony, the charges do not hold,' they added. — AFP
Park said that Yoon had also been charged with 'falsification of official documents' over his martial law declaration. 'The warrant outlines why a detention is deemed necessary, but I cannot elaborate,' said Park, adding the details will be discussed in court.
Yoon's legal team slammed the warrant as 'excessive and unwarranted'. 'We have thoroughly refuted the allegations and demonstrated that, as a matter of law, no crime can be established,' his legal team said in a statement. 'The special counsel failed to present any objective evidence during the investigation, and even based on witness testimony, the charges do not hold,' they added. — AFP