BBC: First president ever to have arrest warrant issued

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Arrest warrant issued for
impeached S Korea
President Yoon
51 minutes ago

A Seoul court has issued an arrest warrant
against South Korea’s suspended president
Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose
martial law on 3 December:
The warrant comes after Yoon; who is facing
several investigations on investigation and
treason
charges ignored three summonses to
appear for questioning over the past two
weeks.
On Sunday night investigators sought an
arrest warrant for Yoon on charges of
insurrection and abuse of power
move that
his lawyer described as “illegal”

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Yoon is South Korea’s first sitting president to
face arrest
The court warrants investigators 48 hours
to take him into custody for questioning:
It is unclear, however if investigators will be
able to execute the warrant as
may be
thwarted by his security team and protesters.
The presidential security service had earlier
blocked investigators from entering the
presidential office grounds and Yoon’s private
residence to conduct court-approved searches.
In the past, South Korean authorities have
given up arrest attempts against prominent
politicians after their aids and supporters
have physically blocked the police.
On Monday; Yoon’s legal team said that
investigators had no authority to arrest him, as
declaring martial law was within the
president’s constitutional authority.
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