Issuance of Arrest Warrant for Yoon... Security Office "Providing Protection Following Legal Procedures"

On the 24th, officials were busy moving around at the Presidential Residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung

An arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol was issued on the 31st. The Presidential Security Service stated, "Security measures will be carried out in accordance with legal procedures."

The Security Service made this statement through a press release regarding the execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon on the morning of the same day.

Earlier, Lee Soon-hyung, the warrant judge at the Seoul Western District Court, issued the arrest warrant requested by the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Division (Gong-su-cheo) against President Yoon that morning.

This is the first time in constitutional history that an arrest warrant has been issued for a sitting president.

Previously, Presidents Roh Tae-woo, Chun Doo-hwan, Park Geun-hye, and Lee Myung-bak were indicted and detained, but all after they had left office.

Since a sitting president has immunity from prosecution under the Constitution, they cannot be arrested or detained while in office, except in cases such as President Yoon's involving crimes of rebellion.

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