A court has reissued an arrest warrant for the suspended president of South Korea.

A South Korean court has reissued an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea. He was impeached due to an attempted coup by declaring martial law in the country.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing Reuters.

The Anti-Corruption Agency announced that investigators seeking to question Yoon regarding allegations of organizing a coup attempted to execute the arrest warrant.

Yoon's attorneys filed a request for a court injunction in a Seoul court to annul the arrest warrant, but on Sunday, January 6, the court rejected it.

The Yoon Suk-yeol Case

On December 3, President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law in the Republic of Korea. This move was intended to prohibit opposition activities and impose censorship on the media.

Yoon's decision triggered a severe political crisis and clashes between opposition supporters and the military.

The country's parliament and government decided to lift martial law. Subsequently, Yoon rescinded the martial law, which lasted just under 6 hours. The opposition in parliament removed the president and initiated impeachment proceedings.

On December 27, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea began reviewing the impeachment case against Yoon Suk-yeol.

On January 1, the Western District Court of Seoul issued an arrest warrant for the president.

However, the head of the investigation department was blocked by a human chain of hundreds of presidential security service personnel and military members around the residence of the head of state.

The anti-corruption agency requested the police to arrest the president.

On Tuesday, the head of the investigation department stated that they remain determined to bring Yoon to court.