South Korean court approves arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon over martial law
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- South Korean court approves arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon
- First time authorities have sought to detain a sitting South Korean president
- Yoon faces possible life imprisonment or the death penalty
- Martial law declaration plunged South Korea into its biggest political crisis in decades
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- Yoon's lawyers challenge the warrant for his detention, citing a law that protects locations potentially linked to military secrets from search without the consent of the person in charge.
- Thousands of police officers gather at Yoon's residence, forming a perimeter around a growing group of pro-Yoon protesters who braved subfreezing temperatures for hours, waving South Korean and American flags while chanting slogans in his support.
- Experts say Yoon is likely to ignore the warrants, as he has already dodged repeated requests by investigative authorities to appear for questioning, and the presidential security service has blocked attempts to search his office and residence citing a law that bans raids on sites with state secrets.
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Fox News- Investigators may visit Yoon's residence to pressure him to cooperate with investigations
- Former President Park Geun-hye was also arrested after refusing to meet with prosecutors while in office
- Yoon's brief imposition of martial law triggered huge political turmoil and rattled financial markets
HuffPost- Yoon's defense minister, police chief, and several top military commanders have already been arrested over their roles in the period of martial law.
- The fate of Yoon now lies with the Constitutional Court, which has begun deliberations on whether to uphold the impeachment and formally remove Yoon from office or reinstate him.
- The country's political crisis deepened when the Democratic Party and other small opposition parties voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo over wrangling over his refusal to fill in three justice seats at the nine-member Constitutional Court.
HuffPost- Thousands of Yoon's supporters have gathered outside his residence to demand an end to the investigation and the reversal of his impeachment.
- Authorities have deployed about 2,700 police and 135 police buses in the area to prevent violence between pro- and anti-Yoon protestors.
- Protestors chanted slogans such as "President Yoon Suk Yeol will be protected by the people!" and "Illegal warrant is invalid".
ALJAZEERA- Yoon's presidential immunity does not extend to allegations of rebellion or treason, which is the basis for his arrest warrant.
- Yoon's declaration of martial law was unconstitutional as a president in South Korea is only allowed to declare martial law during wartime or similar emergencies.
- Yoon's attempt to impede the parliament's vote on the decree with hundreds of troops and police officers led to public protests both in opposition and in support of him.
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