Ex-President to face another arrest as prosecutors seek detention with new charges

A pedestrian walks past the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on July 7, 2025. Yonhap

SEOUL, July 7 (AJP) - A hearing to determine whether to re-arrest former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law debacle last year is set to be held later this week.

The Seoul Central District Court said Monday that the hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, following a request by independent prosecutors seeking Yoon's arrest on fresh charges related to his Dec. 3 declaration of martial law.

Yoon is expected to attend the hearing to defend himself against the charges.

Independent prosecutors, who took over the case about a week after President Lee Jae-myung took office early last month, filed the request after summoning Yoon twice for questioning on June 28 and last Saturday.

Yoon, who was arrested in January on charges of insurrection and abuse of power before being released in March, cannot be arrested again on the same charges, so prosecutors are now seeking to detain him on new charges of falsification of official documents, obstruction of official duties and other accusations such as attempts to evade questioning.

They allege that Yoon ordered officials to destroy martial law–related documents and reportedly called only the minimum number of cabinet members required for quorum, likely preventing any objections from being raised.

Yoon reportedly denies all these allegations, citing the illegality of his detention.
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