A South Korean court has again issued an arrest warrant for the country's president, Yoon Seok-yol

In South Korea, the court has again issued an arrest warrant for the President of the Republic Yun Seok-yeol. This was reported by Reuters on January 7.

"A South Korean court has re-issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yun Seok-yol," the report said.

It is specified that in the first attempt investigators faced difficulties in executing the warrant for his arrest.

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The situation in the Republic of Korea escalated in early December 2024, when the President of the country Yun Seok Yeol declared martial law. The reason for such a step he called the threat of paralysis of power, arising from attempts to conduct impeachment proceedings. Commander of the emergency regime - Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces Park Ahn-soo noted that until the lifting of martial law in the republic prohibited the activities of the parliament, political parties and associations. Military equipment was brought to the streets of Seoul.

In late December, the court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon Seok-yeol. It expired on January 6. The president's lawyers said that the warrant for his arrest was invalid.

January 3, it became known that law enforcement officers arrived at the residence of the President of South Korea for his arrest. It was specified that a total of about 150 law enforcement officers were sent - about 30 officers of the Office of anti-corruption investigations of high-ranking officials and 120 police officers. At that time, it was also reported that the President's security service did not allow the investigation to search his residence in Seoul.

Later, on January 5, Yonhap News Agency reported that the Anti-Corruption Investigation Office had transferred the authority to South Korean police to apply an arrest warrant for Yoon Seok-yeol.