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Yoon Suk Yeol Appears in Court for Arrest Warrant Hearing Over Martial Law Bid

By Thursday the court will decide if allegations of power abuse tied to a backdated martial law decree justify his detention

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\
South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing charges of orchestrating a rebellion when he declared martial law, arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 12, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Overview

  • Special prosecutor Cho Eun-suk’s team filed for Yoon’s arrest on five counts including abuse of power, falsifying martial law documents, obstructing investigators, deleting military phone records and ordering false statements to foreign media.
  • Yoon attended the 2:15 p.m. hearing at Seoul Central District Court and will await the court’s decision at Uiwang Detention Center.
  • Prosecutors allege he limited Cabinet participation in a Dec. 3 meeting, backdated a martial law decree signed by senior officials and ordered security agents to block detentions.
  • His legal team rejected all charges and called the arrest request excessive and unsupported by evidence.
  • A detention order would return Yoon to custody amid his ongoing insurrection trial, with the court’s ruling expected late Wednesday or early Thursday.