A warrant for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was approved by a Seoul court on Tuesday. Yoon is the first sitting South Korean president to face arrest.

SOUTH Korean investigators said on Wednesday (Jan 1) they would execute an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk-yeol over his declaration of martial law by the deadline on Jan 6, as the impeached leader’s supporters rallied outside his residence.

A South Korean court gave authorities approval on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in a criminal investigation into his martial law decree, marking the first time that a sitting president of the country has faced arrest.