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Seoul Court Approves Fresh Arrest Warrant for Former President Yoon Suk Yeol

Issued over concerns he might destroy evidence, the warrant sends Yoon back to Seoul Detention Center ahead of his formal indictment by a special counsel.

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 warrant on five charges, including abuse of power, falsifying documents, obstruction of justice and insurrection tied to his December martial law declaration.
  • Judge Nam Se-jin cited risks that Yoon could destroy evidence when approving the warrant after a nearly seven-hour detention hearing.
  • Yoon was remanded to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, marking his second imprisonment since he was first detained in January.
  • Special prosecutor Cho Eun-suk’s team had requested the warrant over allegations such as backdating a martial law order and ordering deletion of encrypted phone records.
  • If formally indicted, Yoon could remain in custody for up to six months pending trial on charges that carry penalties ranging from life imprisonment to death.