US EditionSouth Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrested
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, JUL 10 – Yoon Suk Yeol faces renewed detention over allegations of insurrection and abuse of power linked to his December 2024 martial law attempt, with courts citing risk of evidence tampering.
- On July 10, 2025, a South Korean court authorized a new arrest warrant and placed former president Yoon Suk Yeol in custody in connection with his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law.
- Yoon's December 3, 2024, attempt to impose martial law and deploy armed soldiers to parliament led to his impeachment, removal on April 4, and ongoing legal prosecutions.
- The arrest warrant alleges charges including abuse of power, obstruction of duties, and falsifying documents tied to martial law, while Yoon's lawyers labelled the warrant as excessive and lacking evidence.
- Prosecutor Park Ji-young confirmed to reporters that the warrant had been approved, and following this, Yoon was held in isolation at a detention center in Seoul.
- Yoon now faces possible custody of up to six months pending trial, and his arrest marks the continuation of sweeping investigations launched by President Lee Jae Myung into Yoon's martial law controversy and criminal allegations.
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Due to the imposition of martial law at the end of last year, South Korea's ex-President Yoon has to answer to court. At the beginning of the year, he was already in custody.
South Korea court orders fresh arrest of ex-president Yoon over martial law bid
SEOUL, July 10 — A South Korean court today approved a fresh arrest warrant for disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol and placed him in custody, days after special investigators renewed efforts to detain him over his failed martial law bid. Yoon was released from detention in March after the Seoul Central District Court overturned his January arrest, allowing him to stand trial for insurrection without being held in custody. In April, Yoon wa…
South Korean court orders new arrest of disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol
Four months after his release, the former president was sent back to a detention center near Seoul under an arrest warrant tied to his failed martial law bid. The court accepted a special prosecutor’s claim that he poses a risk of destroying evidence.
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