Court issues warrant to arrest ex-President Yoon over martial law bid

A Seoul court on Thursday issued a warrant to arrest former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, placing him in custody for the second time. The Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant hours after holding a hearing to review the arrest warrant requested by special counsel Cho Eun-suk. Cho's team sought the warrant on five key charges, including Yoon's alleged violation of the rights of Cabinet members by calling only a select few to a meeting held shortly before he declared martial law on Dec. 3. Yoon and his lawyers attended the hearing and rejected all charges before the former president was taken to Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, just south of the capital, to await the court's decision. Among the charges, the former president is accused of creating a false martial law declaration document after Dec. 3 to add legitimacy to his actions and having it signed by then Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun before discarding it. The other charges involve his alleged instruction to the presidential spokesperson for foreign press to diWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times