Overview
- The Seoul Central District Court approved an additional arrest warrant on Jan. 2, prolonging custody that was due to end on Jan. 18.
- The order follows allegations that Yoon directed an October 2024 drone dispatch toward Pyongyang to provoke a military response used as a pretext for martial law.
- He is under separate indictments that include aiding the enemy, abuse of power, and obstruction tied to the Dec. 3, 2024 declaration.
- Trials are proceeding in different court divisions, with a verdict scheduled on Jan. 16 in an obstruction case and prosecutors seeking a 10-year sentence on that charge.
- Investigators say he conspired with former defense minister Kim Yong-hyun and ex-counterintelligence chief Yeo In-hyung, and this marks his third arrest since January 2025.