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Special Counsel Seeks Arrest Warrant for Ex–Prime Minister Han Over Martial Law Case

Prosecutors argue detention is needed to protect evidence, with a court review expected within days.

President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo attend a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in central Seoul in this Oct. 29, 2024, file photo. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • Special Counsel Cho Eun-suk's team filed for a court warrant to arrest Han Duck-soo on charges tied to the failed Dec. 3 martial law attempt.
  • Allegations include aiding insurrection, falsifying and destroying official documents, violating the Presidential Records Act, and perjury.
  • Investigators say Han proposed the Dec. 3 Cabinet meeting, drafted and signed a post-facto proclamation to legitimize the move, and later ordered the document destroyed.
  • Prosecutors cite Han’s recent reversal, acknowledging he received the proclamation directly from then-President Yoon Suk Yeol after previously denying seeing it.
  • A hearing to review the warrant is expected Tuesday or Wednesday, and approval would make Han the first former South Korean prime minister to be jailed.