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Court holds arrest warrant hearing for ex-prosecutor general over alleged martial law role

The court said prosecutors failed to show Shim Woo-jung was a flight risk or likely to destroy evidence.

Summary by The Korea Times
An arrest warrant hearing was held Thursday for former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung over his alleged involvement in former President Yoon Suk Y...

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Warrant for Former Prosecutor General Jeon Mu-gon Also Dismissed… Successive Halts to Last-Minute Securing Custody… Special Counsel for Comprehensive Team Fails to Dispel Criticism of Insufficient Investigative Capacity… Justification for 'Request for Third Extension' Fades. Shim Woo-jung, Suspected of Abuse of Power in Relation to the December 3rd Martial Law Reign and the Waiver of Immediate Appeal

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Breaking News: Arrest Warrants for Former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung and Former Chief of Planning and Coordination Jeon Mu-gon Dismissed for Insurrection. The court dismissed arrest warrants for former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung and former Chief Prosecutor of the Planning and Coordination Department at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Jeon Mu-gon, who are suspected of involvement in the December 3 state of emergency. On the 16th, Judg…

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The Korea Times broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
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