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South Korea's court issues warrant to detain Yoon for up to 20 days

19 January 2025
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2025-01-19 16:39

South Korea's court issued a warrant early Sunday to detain the arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol for up to 20 days. The Seoul Western District Court accepted the warrant request that was made Friday by the joint investigation unit.

Yoon claimed that the martial law imposition was an act of presidential governance, which could not be subject to a court trial, but investigative agencies said Yoon declared the martial law for no reason with the announcement of a martial law decree illegally banning the political activity of lawmakers who have right to lift the martial law.

The constitutional court on Thursday held the second hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial over his declaration of an emergency martial law on the night of Dec. 3. The next hearings will be held on 21 and 23 of January and on 4, 6, 11 and 13 of February.

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