South Korean investigators are seeking to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection and abuse of power charges.

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which leads a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the power grab that lasted only a few hours, confirmed it requested the warrant on Monday.

South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree this month amounted to rebellion.

The plane crash is the first major test for South Korea’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, who was appointed the interim leader only on Friday, as the country grapples with a political crisis at the highest levels.

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean investigators have sought an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over this month's short-lived imposition of martial law, an official said on Monday,

South Korean investigators have applied for a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, after he repeatedly declined to appear for questioning over his martial law declaration. Ellen Kim, Senior Fellow and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies,

South Korean authorities requested a warrant to apprehend and detain President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law earlier this month. The request was made by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials on Monday.