FILE PHOTO: South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol attends his criminal trial on insurrection charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea on April 21, 2025. JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's special prosecutor asked a court on Tuesday to issue an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, an investigator said, marking an intensifying investigation of the ousted leader over his botched bid to impose martial law.
Yoon, who is already facing a criminal trial on insurrection charges for leading the martial law declaration, was arrested in January after resisting authorities trying to take him into custody, but was released after 52 days on technical grounds.
