South Korea Issues Arrest Warrant for Impeached Leader Yoon

  • Yoon could be first president to be arrested while in office
  • His martial law declaration triggered a constitutional crisis
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A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been suspended from power over his short-lived martial law declaration, according to investigators.

The Seoul Western District Court approved the warrant on Tuesday, a day after the investigation team requested it as Yoon has repeatedly refused to appear for questioning. He is under criminal probe for insurrection allegations.