South Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon
936 Tuesday, 31 December, 2024, 10:07 A South Korean court approved an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol on Tuesday morning local time, Yonhap News Agency first reported. The warrant related to Yoon's brief martial law declaration this month that sparked widespread protests and shocked allies would mark the first time one has been issued for an incumbent president in South Korea, per local media. Yoon was impeached and suspended from presidential duties for his actions earlier this month that sparked mass protests and stunned global allies, but he maintains he acted out of concerns about "pro-North Korean" elements when he made the emergency declaration. |
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