Law enforcement officials in South Korea requested a court warrant to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday, nearly a month after the country’s National Assembly unanimously struck down the president’s martial law decree.
The arrest warrant was requested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military into Yoon’s martial law decree, the Associated Press reported. Yoon was impeached by the National Assembly on December 14, and now, the nine justices of South Korea’s Constitutional Court must determine whether to remove Yoon from office.
Yoon’s lawyer slammed the arrest warrant request and filed a challenge in the same court, according to the AP.
“An incumbent president cannot be prosecuted for abuse of power,” the lawyer said. “Of course, there are differing academic opinions on whether…
