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Former President Yoon Suk Yeol Rearrested Under Fresh Warrant Over Martial Law Bid

A Seoul court approved a fresh warrant over concerns he could destroy evidence, returning him to custody ahead of a formal indictment.

South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on April 21, 2025. JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at Seoul High Prosecutor's Office to attend questioning after being summoned as part of a probe by a special prosecutor into his botched attempt to declare martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon REFILE - CORRECTING LOCATION FROM "SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE" TO "SEOUL HIGH PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE\
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Overview

  • The Seoul Central District Court granted the new arrest warrant early July 10, citing serious risk that Yoon could tamper with evidence in the probe of his December martial law decree.
  • Special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team filed the request on five charges, including insurrection, abuse of power, falsifying official documents and obstructing justice.
  • Prosecutors allege Yoon convened only selected Cabinet members for a brief pre-decree meeting and later backdated and discarded the martial law declaration to feign legality.
  • Investigators claim Yoon ordered deletion of secure call records used by military commanders and directed the Presidential Security Service to block his detention in January.
  • Yoon continues to deny all allegations and is held at Uiwang’s Seoul Detention Center as prosecutors prepare to formally indict him.