On January 16, the Seoul Central District Court (South Korea) rejected an appeal from President Yoon Suk Yeol's lawyer claiming that the arrest warrant for the South Korean leader was invalid.
The Seoul Central District Court’s decision came a day after Yoon’s lawyers filed a complaint asking the court to review the legality of the arrest warrant. The lawyers argued that the Seoul Western District Court’s issuance of the warrant was without jurisdiction and that the case should be handled by the Seoul Central District Court. However, the court’s decision on January 16 rejected Yoon’s argument.
Yoon's side objected to the investigation by the Corruption Investigation Office of South Korea (CIO), arguing that the agency did not have the authority to take on the case involving the president. However, the CIO said that the court's approval of the arrest warrant proved that it had the authority.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appears at the CIO headquarters in Gwacheon city on January 15.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested on January 15, after investigators entered the presidential palace for the second time. Before the South Korean investigation agency requested an arrest warrant, Mr. Yoon was summoned three times but did not appear.
At the time the Seoul Central District Court considered the appeal, the 48-hour detention period for Mr. Yoon was postponed from around 2 p.m. on January 16 (local time) when investigators submitted documents to the court. The postponement lasted until the court returned the case to the investigation agency. On the second day of questioning (January 16), the lawyer said that President Yoon did not appear due to health problems, and he clearly explained his position on January 15.
In another development on January 16, the Constitutional Court of South Korea held a second hearing on the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol by the South Korean National Assembly, related to the decision to impose martial law in December 2024.
During the hearing, the court selected several figures believed to be involved in the martial law incident as witnesses in Yoon’s impeachment trial. Among those selected were former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, Inspector General of the Korean National Police Agency Cho Ji-ho, former Deputy Director of the Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) Hong Jang-won, and several senior officials in the South Korean military.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/toa-an-han-quoc-bac-don-khang-cao-lenh-bat-ong-yoon-185250116215057662.htm
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