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SEOUL: South Korea’s joint investigation unit has requested an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law earlier this month, an official said on Monday (Dec 30).
Yoon has failed to respond to multiple summons for questioning by police and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials who are jointly investigating whether his Dec 3 martial-law declaration amounted to insurrection.
A court will decide whether to issue an arrest warrant following the request.
Yoon Kab-keun, a lawyer for the suspended president, did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
