South Korea ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol returns to jail as court grants warrant

July 10, 2025 12:42 PM

South Korea ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol returns to jail as court grants warrant

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was back in a solitary jail cell on Thursday with basic food and a khaki prison uniform after prosecutors secured a new detention warrant over his bid to impose martial law last year. The Seoul Central District Court's decision to approve the warrant bolstered the special counsel investigation into allegations that Yoon's move in December represented obstruction of justice and abuse of power. The court said in a statement it granted the request becau...

South Korea court to hold July 9 hearing on ex-leader Yoon’s detention warrant

July 7, 2025 10:08 AM

South Korea court to hold July 9 hearing on ex-leader Yoon’s detention warrant

A Seoul court plans to hold a hearing on Wednesday to review a request by special prosecutors to detain former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, a court official said on Monday. The special counsel team investigating Yoon's martial law declaration in December has filed a request to the Seoul Central District Court to detain Yoon on allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice. Yoon has been accused of mobilising presidential guards to stop authorities from arresting him in Janu...

South Korea special prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon

June 24, 2025 5:15 PM

South Korea special prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for ex-President Yoon

South Korea's special prosecutor asked a court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, an investigator said, as a probe intensified over the ousted leader's botched bid to impose martial law. Yoon, who is already facing a criminal trial on insurrection charges for leading the martial law declaration, was arrested in January after resisting authorities trying to take him into custody, but was released after 52 days on technical grounds. The martial law attempt ...