South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol has avoided several requests to appear for questioning and also blocked searches of his offices.
Investigators have asked a South Korean court to issue an arrest warrant for suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol. A joint investigation unit criminally investigating Mr Yoon wants to question him on charges of abuse of authority and orchestrating a rebellion over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
Mr Yoon claimed his martial law decree was necessary to overcome political deadlock, despite originally saying it was to 'eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces'. As well as being accused of attempting to block the parliament vote which overturned martial law, it is claimed he ordered defence counterintelligence officials to detain key opponents.
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