South Korea’s President Yoon Faces Arrest Warrant Amid Insurrection Probe

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is under scrutiny after a court issued an arrest warrant and approved a search warrant for his residence amidst an ongoing investigation into possible insurrection charges. Insurrection, one of the few charges exempt from presidential immunity, places Yoon in a precarious legal position.

The presidential security service pledged to handle the arrest warrant in accordance with due process but previously blocked police attempts to raid the presidential office. The acting leader of the ruling People Power Party, Kweon Seong-dong, criticized the move to detain a sitting president as inappropriate, reflecting political tensions surrounding the case.


The court and the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) refrained from commenting on the warrant's reasoning or details about its execution. The legal development adds complexity to South Korea's political landscape, with implications for presidential accountability and national governance.

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