Overview

• On August 1, special counsel investigators attempted to enforce a court-issued warrant at the Seoul Detention Center but encountered Yoon lying on his cell floor wearing only underwear.
• After issuing four summonses, the team withdrew two hours later without using force, citing safety risks of a physical intervention.
• The warrant charges Yoon and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, with exerting improper influence on candidate selections for the 2022 parliamentary by-elections.
• Yoon’s defense lawyers submitted medical records citing cardiovascular, autonomic nervous system and eye conditions that they say preclude his attendance.
• Investigators plan to reattempt the detention before the warrant expires next Thursday, highlighting a novel assertion of judicial authority over a former president.