The South Korean court approved the arrest warrant for Yoon Suk-yeol

ChainCatcher news, according to South Korean media reports, the Seoul Western District Court approved the detention order for the arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol in the early hours of the 19th. Yoon Suk-yeol has become the first sitting president in South Korea's constitutional history to be subjected to a detention investigation.

The Seoul Western District Court began reviewing the necessity of the detention order for Yoon Suk-yeol in the afternoon of the 18th and approved the detention order in the early hours of the 19th on the grounds that "the suspect may destroy evidence." The South Korean "Joint Investigation Headquarters" stated that it will investigate Yoon Suk-yeol's case in accordance with the law and relevant procedures.

The South Korean High-ranking Officials Crime Investigation Office (Gongdoh) applied for a detention order against Yoon Suk-yeol to the Seoul Western District Court on the 17th, on suspicion of "instigating internal turmoil and abusing power." Yoon Suk-yeol appeared in the Seoul Western District Court in the afternoon of the 18th to undergo a review of the necessity of the detention order.