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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Justin McCurry in Osaka and agencies

South Korean court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, on 14 December 2024. A South Korean court has approved an arrest warrant for Yoon.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the presidential residence in Seoul. A South Korean court has approved an arrest warrant for Yoon. Photograph: AP

A court in South Korea has approved an arrest warrant for the country’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached over his ill-fated decision to impose martial law early this month, investigators said.

Yoon’s decision to declare martial law late on 3 December plunged Asia’s fourth-biggest economy into its worst political crisis for decades and caused concern in Washington.

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