Mr. Yoon spoke to the nation from the presidential palace on December 12
On January 1, Yonhap news agency quoted Chief Prosecutor of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Korean Officials (CIO) Oh Dong-woon as announcing that he would execute a detention order against President Yoon Suk Yeol at the beginning of the week. next.
Mr. Oh urged the presidential security agency not to block the CIO’s law enforcement. “A joint investigation team is discussing the matter and will execute the order within its validity period,” he said, referring to the court order.
The Korean court issued an arrest warrant for President Yoon
The court in Seoul on December 31, 2024 ordered the arrest of President Yoon on charges of masterminding the failed martial law order on December 3, directing the rebellion and abusing power, making him the current president. the country’s first to face an arrest warrant. The court issued the above order after Mr. Yoon ignored three summons for questioning.
Mr. Oh emphasized that the presidential security agency should cooperate in implementing the arrest warrant for Mr. Yoon, and warned that efforts to stop it would be considered an abuse of power and obstruction of justice.
President Yoon’s defense team previously said they could not accept the arrest warrant and called it “illegal and invalid”, on the grounds that the warrant was issued at the request of an agency. investigation without authority.
In related developments, Mr. Yoon’s senior assistants submitted their resignations on January 1, one day after acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two Constitutional Court judges.
Those who expressed their intention to resign include Presidential Chief of Staff Chung Jin-suk, National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik, Chief Policy Office Sung Tae-yoon and Foreign Policy Adviser Chang Ho-jin , according to the Korean Presidential Office.
The Office of the President of the Republic of Korea regrets Mr. Choi’s appointment and believes that he has exceeded his authority.
According to the law, at least 6 judges need to vote for Mr. Yoon’s impeachment trial. This means that appointing more judges will increase the possibility of Mr. Yoon being tried. The court has 6 months to decide on Mr. Yoon’s dismissal or reinstatement.
