First arrest warrant issued for a sitting President
On December 29th, the National Prosecutor's Office for the Investigation of Highly Elected Officials
for an arrest warrant for Yun Seok-yul, the current president of South Korea,
on the morning of December 31st
On the morning of December 31, an arrest warrant was issued for a sitting president for the first time in the history of the Korean constitution.
About the arrest warrant
The President's office responded to the unreasonable arrest warrant by saying that it was
The warrant is illegal,
and filed an application for a preliminary injunction against the execution of the warrant.
If the warrant is executed and
detained,
President Yun will be transferred to the Seoul Detention Center.
The warrant is due to be executed by January 6, 2025,
After that, he will not be able to be detained.
It will be interesting to see what happens next.