Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol again in detention

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is again in custody for an investigation into his martial law. Allegations range from abuse of power to the disability of authorities.

10. Juli 2025

WOM

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The former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken into custody again. This is done as part of an independent examination for his Explanation of war law Last year.

re-arrest due to lack of evidence

According to the investigators who lead the investigation, the Central Court of Seoul approved an arrest warrant for Yoon early Thursday morning. The reason for this is concerns about the destruction of evidence.

constitutional crisis in South Korea

Yoon's surprising declaration on the introduction of war law in December led to a constitutional crisis in South Korea and was widely condemned as an attack on the country's democracy. Within just six hours, Yoon was forced to withdraw his decision after the legislators had violently entered the parliament and unanimously voted against the law.

criminal proceedings and allegations

In January, for the management of a mutiny and is the first president in the South Korean history, which was arrested during his term. In March , after the court had lifted its arrest for technical reasons.

Constitutional court judges the elevation

In April, the constitutional court unanimously confirmed the

accusations for abuse of power

Yoon is now faced with several criminal investigations. According to the independent lawyer, he is accused of abuse of power and the disability of official tasks.

indictment for military measures

In a leaked application, it was claimed that Yoon had declared war law to overcome a political stagnation due to the majority of the opposition party in the National Assembly. He is accused of having used troops to prevent MPs from entering the building of the National Assembly to lift the regulation.

allegations about the use of violence

yoon is also said to have ordered "to break the doors" and "pull out people, even if this requires the use of firearms". Yoon's lawyers deny that he ordered the use of firearms.

influence on investigations

In addition, Yoon is accused of mobilizing the use of the security forces and authorizing their use in order to hinder the implementation of search commands of the corruption investigation authority (CIO) in December and January.

reaction of the defense

The Yoon lawyers described the prison application as "in a hurry and unfounded" and described the investigation as "poor and politically motivated". They pointed out that the questions of the independent lawyer during the examination were only a fundamental nature and that there were no high -treason.

The lawyers added that most of the obligations have already been arrested and are in the procedure, so that all relevant evidence is secured and there is no risk that evidence is destroyed.