With South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok appointing two new justices to the Constitutional Court of Korea on Tuesday, the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to speed up, despite one vacancy remaining on the nine-seat court.

In a historic move, the Seoul Western District Court issued an arrest warrant for South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was recently impeached and suspended from office. This unprecedented legal action took place on December 31 and marks the first instance of a sitting South Korean president facing such a measure,

In what can be seen as an alarming development for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) has said that the ousted president will be arrested within the court-stipulated dated of January 6.

A South Korean court issued warrants Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

The conservative leader was stripped of his duties by parliament on December 14, following a short-lived martial law declaration that plunged the country into its worst political crisis in decades

Yoon was impeached by the National Assembly over his attempt to impose martial law in the country on December 3

Misinformation continued to surge online in South Korea following President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his botched attempt to impose martial law in December 2024. In the latest example, social media posts shared pictures they falsely claimed showed billionaire Elon Musk meeting with Yoon to convey the support of US President-elect Donald Trump .

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago.

Head of South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials Oh Dong-woon said that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will be arrested by Monday following an arrest warrant, according to a report by Al Jazeera.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by parliament over his abortive attempt at martial law on December 3, 2024. However, a video that social media posts claimed shows his supporters rallying against the impeachment motion is unrelated.

South Korean authorities asked a court to authorize a warrant for the arrest of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection allegations following a short-lived bid to impose martial law at the start of the month.