US EditionSpecial prosecutors file arrest warrant for South Korean ex-Pres. Yoon
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, JUL 30 – Special prosecutors will enforce a detention warrant to question former President Yoon on election meddling amid multiple corruption and insurrection investigations, officials said.
- A South Korean court on July 31 issued a fresh arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol after he did not respond to requests to appear, enabling prosecutors to forcibly bring him in.
- Amid probes into election meddling involving power broker Myung Tae-kyun, prosecutors said Yoon Suk Yeol defied a second summons, prompting an arrest warrant request.
- Alongside corruption claims, investigators are probing Yoon Suk Yeol over alleged interference in the 2023 marine death investigation, prosecutors said.
- A court-issued arrest warrant allows prosecutors to forcibly bring Yoon Suk Yeol in later this year, with investigators led by Moon Hong-joo prepared to execute it at Seoul Detention Centre in Uiwang.
- On Wednesday, the Democratic Party launched a 46-member committee, with Rep. Jeon Hyun-heui saying, `We will do our utmost to ensure that the special prosecutors' investigations proceed without a hitch and restore the constitutional order and judicial system that the Yoon Suk Yeol administration has undermined`.
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South Korean Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-President Yoon Again - Other Media news - Tasnim News Agency
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A South Korean court on Thursday issued a fresh arrest warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol, enabling prosecutors to forcibly bring him in for questioning after he refused to appear at his summons multiple times.
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AlKhaleej TodaySouth Korea court reissues arrest warrant for ex-president Yoon after repeated no-shows
SEOUL, July 31 — A South Korean court on Thursday issued a fresh arrest warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol, enabling prosecutors to forcibly bring him in for questioning after he refused to appear at his summons multiple times.The special counsel investigating Yoon and his wife, former first lady Kim Keon Hee, said in a statement that “an arrest warrant has been issued today for former president Yoon Suk Yeol”.Yoon plunged South Korea in…
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South Korean court issues arrest warrant for ex-president Yoon again
SEOUL: A South Korean court on Thursday issued a fresh arrest warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol, enabling prosecutors to forcibly bring him in for questioning after he refused to appear at his summons multiple times.
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Naver(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Lee Young-seop, Lee Ui-jin, and Kim Hyeon-su = The special prosecutors' team investigating suspicions related to Ms. Kim Kun-hee has identified a key figure in the allegations of interference in the nomination process, a "political bro..."
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