South Korean court orders new arrest of disgraced ex-president Yoon


Police stand by as a vehicle carrying South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Seoul Detention Centre in Uiwang on July 9, 2025. A South Korean court early on July 10 approved a fresh arrest warrant for disgraced former president Yoon and placed him in custody, days after special investigators renewed efforts to detain him over his failed martial law bid. - Yonhap/AFP

SEOUL: A South Korean court early Thursday (July 10) approved a fresh arrest warrant for disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol and placed him in custody, days after special investigators renewed efforts to detain him over his failed martial law bid.

Yoon was released from detention in March after the Seoul Central District Court overturned his January arrest, allowing him to stand trial for insurrection without being held in custody. In April, Yoon was formally removed from office after his impeachment was upheld by the country's Constitutional Court.

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