SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean anti-corruption company stated Tuesday {that a} court docket has issued a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The Corruption Investigation Workplace for Excessive-Rating Officers stated in an announcement that the Seoul Western District Court docket issued a warrant to detain Yoon over his beautiful but short-lived martial legislation decree earlier this month.
The company stated it’s investigating whether or not his declaration of martial legislation amounted to rebel.
Yoon’s powers have been suspended because the opposition-controlled Nationwide Meeting voted to question him on Dec. 14. The Constitutional Court docket is to find out whether or not to dismiss Yoon as president or reinstate him.
However he has since ignored repeated requests by investigative authorities to look for questioning and permit them to go looking his workplace.
Yoon has the presidential privilege of immunity from legal prosecution, however it doesn’t prolong to allegations of rebel or treason.
