South Korean court issues arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law decree

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Court’s issuance of warrant marks first time South Korean authorities have sought to detain a sitting president. 

A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law in a historic first.

Seoul Western District Court on Tuesday approved the warrant following an earlier request by the Joint Investigation Headquarters, which is investigating the embattled South Korean leader for insurrection and abuse of power.

The move marks the first time authorities have sought to detain a sitting South Korean president.

Yoon has been suspended from his duties since December 14, when the National Assembly voted for his impeachment in a 204-85 vote.

The conservative leader faces possible life imprisonment or the death penalty over his brief imposition of martial law on December 3, which has plunged the East Asian nation into its biggest political crisis in decades.

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