Seoul, July 31 -- A South Korean court issued a warrant to arrest former President Yoon Suk-yeol to forcibly bring him in for questioning over allegations of election meddling, a special counsel team said Thursday.
The warrant, which was issued by the Seoul Central District Court, had been requested by a team of independent counsel Min Joong-ki leading an investigation into corruption allegations that involve Yoon's wife, Kim Keon-hee.
Yoon, who has been detained on insurrection charges following his short-lived martial law imposition last December, defied twice the special counsel's summons to appear for questioning.
An assistant special counsel and a prosecutor were forecast to be sent to the Seoul Detention Center, where Yoon has b...