This was stated by the Joint Investigation Command
South Korean judges have approved a new arrest warrant for deposed president Yoon Suk Yeol, investigators have announced.
“The requested arrest warrant for suspect Yoon was issued this afternoon,” the Joint Investigation Command said in a statement.
Yoon, whose failed attempt to impose martial law on December 3 plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades, has refused to be questioned three times.
The Corruption Investigations Office (CIO), responsible for the investigation into the ousted president, declined to reveal the length of his current mandate, after the initial seven-day term expired.
If investigators succeed in their mission, Yoon would become the first sitting (but suspended) South Korean president to be arrested. However, they would only have 48 hours to apply for another arrest warrant to detain him further. Alternatively, they would be forced to release him.
