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South Korea’s Yoon will be arrested within deadline, anti-graft chief says

Oh Dong-woon, chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, speaks to journalists at the Government Complex in Gwacheon, South Korea on January 1, 2025 [ Yonhap via AFP]

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol will be arrested before a warrant issued over his short-lived declaration of martial law expires next week, the country’s chief anticorruption investigator has said.

Oh Dong-woon, the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, told reporters on Wednesday that the arrest warrant against Yoon would be executed “within the valid period”, the last day of which is Monday.

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