Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is back in detention after a South Korean court had approved a new arrest warrant on accusation of his brief imposition of the state of siege.
When approving his new arrest, the Central Court of Seoul accepted a special public prosecutor that Mr Yoon was a risk to destroy evidence.
The decision followed on his release in March, when the same court annulled his arrest in January and allowed him to stand for rebellion without being detained.
Mr. Yoon is already confronted with criminal charges of rebellion on his setting decision in December, that a life sentence could be sentenced to prison or death.
Yoon Suk Yeol was formally removed from the office in April. ((AP: Lee Jin-Man))
His criminal case is dealt with by a team of researchers who pursue extra charges against Mr Yoon’s authoritarian push.
In April he was formally removed from his office after his accusation was confirmed by the Constitutional Court of the Land.
The special advice from Zuid -Korea on Sunday was looking for a new arrest warrant for Mr Yoon on charges, including abuse of power and obstruction of official tasks, among other things.
Nam Se-Jin, a senior judge at the central court of Seoul, gave the arrest for the former president about concern that he could destroy evidence in the case “.
Former president placed in lonely cell
Mr. Yoon, 64, refused several summons of a special counselor who was launched to investigate his attempt from the State of Siege, as a result of which public prosecutors were searching for his arrest on 24 June.
That request was initially refused after the court noticed that Mr Yoon had since indicated a willingness to cooperate.
But on Sunday the special counsel submitted a new command request and claimed that his detention was deemed necessary.
Mr. Yoon attended a hearing on Wednesday that lasted about seven hours, in which he rejected all charges, before he was brought to the detention center near Seoul, where he waited for the court’s decision in a holding room.
After the order was issued, Mr Yoon was placed in a lonely cell in the facility, where he can be held up to 20 days, because public prosecutors are preparing to formally accuse him, including extra charges.
If formally charged, Mr Yoon could remain in custody for up to six months pending a first decision by the court.
His lawyers have denied the allegations against him and called the detention request an unreasonable step in a hasty investigation.
Yoon did not respond to the questions of reporters after arrival on Wednesday afternoon before the hearing to revise the request of the special public prosecutor.
Proponents of Yoon Suk Yeol have a meeting on Wednesday near the Central Court of Seoul. ((AP: Ahn Young-Joon))
More than 1,000 supporters gathered near the field that day, local media reported, waved the name of Mr Yoon with flags and signs in 35 degrees Celsius Heat.
Mr. Yoon has defended his attempt by the war law if necessary to “eradicate” pro-Noordeean and “anti-state” forces.
But the Constitutional Court, when he put Mr Yoon out of office on 4 April in a unanimous decision, said that his actions were a “betrayal of people’s trust” and “denial of the principles of democracy”.
The new president of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, who won a rapid election in June, approved legislation that radically special investigation launched Mr Yoon’s urge for the state of siege and various criminal accusations that have been linked to his administration and wife.
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