In the midst of heightened tensions with their neighbors to the North of the peninsula, South Korea is going through a phase of instability, with a short-lived Martial law being imposed, and not one, but two Presidents impeached by Parliament.
Now, to cap it off, a Seoul court has issued an arrest warrant against South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law stunt back on 3 December.
BBC reported:
“The warrant comes after Yoon, who is facing several investigations on insurrection and treason charges, ignored three summonses to appear for questioning over the past two weeks.
On Sunday night, investigators sought an arrest warrant for Yoon on charges of insurrection and abuse of power – a move that his lawyer described as ‘illegal’.”
Since the martial law declaration, South Korea has been in non-stop political crisis, with Yoon and a successor both impeached by parliament.
Now, Yoon has the dubious distinction of being South Korea’s first sitting president to face an arrest.
“Investigators have until 6 January to execute the warrant and can request for an extension. It is unclear, however, if investigators will be able to execute the warrant as they may be thwarted by his security team and protesters.”
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It so happens that presidential security service has earlier blocked investigators from even entering both presidential office and Yoon’s private residence in an effort to conduct court-approved searches.
So, will they allow police to arret him?
“In the past, South Korean authorities have given up arrest attempts against prominent politicians after their aides and supporters have physically blocked the police.”
Yoon’s legal team has said that investigators have no authority to arrest him, and that declaring martial law was within the president’s constitutional authority.
No one seems to know there Yoon’s is, but he has been banned by the court from leaving the country.
“While he has been suspended from presidential duties since 14 December after lawmakers voted to impeach him, he can only be removed from office if his impeachment is sustained by the country’s constitutional court.”
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