South Korean court approves arrest warrant for current President Yoon Seok-yeol

on that day, the South Korean court approved an arrest warrant against Yoon Seok-yeol on charges of insurrection. It is reported that this is the first arrest warrant issued against a sitting president in the history of South Korean constitutional politics. On the 30th, the "Joint Investigation Headquarters" composed of the Korean Senior Public Officials Crime Investigation Department, the police, and the Ministry of National Defense Investigation Department submitted a request to detain President Yoon Seok-yeol to the Seoul Western District Court. The Korean Senior Public Officials Crime Investigation Department has issued three summonses to Yoon Seok-yeol on suspicion of "insurrection leader" and "abuse of power to obstruct the exercise of rights", but Yoon Seok-yeol has not responded. According to the South Korean "Criminal Procedure Law", if the suspect has no justifiable reason to refuse to accept the investigation request, or may not accept the investigation request, the investigation agency can apply to the court for an arrest warrant and conduct a forced investigation on the relevant personnel.