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Arrest Motion for PPP’s Choo Sent to Assembly as Yoon Faces New Summons

Parliamentary consent is required before a court can hear the warrant, putting the next move in lawmakers’ hands.

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Lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party protest against a special counsel team's decision to seek an arrest warrant for one of its lawmakers as President Lee Jae Myung (3rd from L) arrives at the National Assembly in Seoul to deliver his budget speech on Nov. 4, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Rep. Choo Kyung-ho (R) of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) listens to remarks by PPP leader Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok at the National Assembly in Seoul on Nov. 4, 2025. (Yonhap)
Lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party protest against a special counsel team's decision to seek an arrest warrant for one of its lawmakers as President Lee Jae Myung (L, front) arrives at the National Assembly in Seoul to deliver his budget speech on Nov. 4, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Justice ministry confirmed the submission of an arrest-motion for Rep. Choo Kyung-ho over his alleged role in the Dec. 3 martial law bid, triggering a National Assembly vote on lifting his arrest immunity.
  • The motion will be voted 24–72 hours after it is reported to a plenary session and passes with a majority of lawmakers present; Choo has said he will waive immunity and contest the allegations.
  • Special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team accuses Choo of helping block a vote to lift the decree by repeatedly shifting a PPP meeting location at Yoon Suk Yeol’s request, a claim Choo denies.
  • PPP lawmakers boycotted President Lee Jae Myung’s budget speech and staged a protest at the Assembly, labeling the probe unlawful, as Lee delivered the address without the opposition present.
  • In Yoon’s ongoing trial, ex–Spec Ops chief Kwak Jong-keun testified that Yoon ordered arrests and threatened to “shoot” politicians, a statement Yoon rejects, while a separate special counsel summoned Yoon for Saturday questioning over alleged interference in a Marine death probe.