SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors asked a court Tuesday for a new arrest warrant to detain ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, after he refused a summons by investigators probing his failed martial law bid.<\/p>\n
Yoon was formally stripped of office in April, after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers over his Dec. 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule, which saw armed soldiers deployed to parliament.<\/p>\n
He is already standing trial on insurrection charges, personally attending court to defend himself against the allegations.<\/p>\n
However, he has refused several summons issued by a special counsel formed to investigate the martial law declaration that parliament voted to launch earlier in the month.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, the special counsel requested an arrest warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including obstruction of official duties,\u201d the special counsel said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe arrest warrant was requested in order to conduct the suspect\u2019s interrogation,\u201d it said, adding that \u201che has clearly indicated his intention not to respond to future summons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Park Ji-young, a member of the special counsel, said in a news conference that Yoon was just \u201cone of several suspects\u201d that they had summoned to be questioned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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