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Seoul Court Rearrests Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol Over Failed Martial Law Bid

Citing risks of evidence tampering, the court placed Yoon back in detention ahead of a special counsel’s formal indictment on multiple charges.

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

  • On July 9, the Seoul Central District Court granted a second arrest warrant for Yoon, returning him to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang.
  • Special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s office filed the warrant request over fears Yoon might destroy documents related to his December 3 martial law declaration.
  • Yoon faces five key charges, including abuse of power, falsification of official records and obstruction of justice in his bid to impose martial law.
  • This rearrest follows his January detention and March release when a court overturned the initial warrant on procedural grounds.
  • Yoon will remain in custody while awaiting formal indictment, a step that could expose him to life imprisonment or more severe penalties under South Korea’s insurrection statutes.