South Korea Investigators Get New Warrant To Arrest President Yoon

International Business Times AU

International Business Times AU

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The former star prosecutor has refused questioning three times over a bungled martial law decree last month which plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades.
Hürriyet Daily News
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As anti-graft officials seek a new warrant from the same court that issued the first order, Yoon remains holed up in his residence surrounded by hundreds of guards preventing his detention.
The Manila Times
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The preliminary warrant is sought by prosecutors when it is impossible to immediately detain a suspect at large for up to 20 days.
XinhuaNet
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After a previous attempt to arrest Yoon was blocked by the Presidential Security Service last week, the investigators applied to have the warrant, which was due to expire on Monday, extended.
Aljazeera

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