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, the first time an incumbent president has faced such action.

South Korea's Joint Investigation Team has sought an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, accusing him of insurrection and abuse of power related to his short-lived martial law declaration on 3 December 2023.

South Korea's suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has for the third time in a row failed to heed a summons to appear before the country's law enforcement authorities, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.

Investigators are seeking an arrest warrant for suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol after he failed to report for questioning.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces arrest as investigators pursue charges linked to his martial law declaration.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by parliament over his abortive attempt at martial law on December 3, 2024. However, a video that social media posts claimed shows his supporters rallying against the impeachment motion is unrelated.

Counting for the impeachment was delayed as ruling People's Power Party lawmakers protested after the National Assembly speaker said only a simple majority was needed in the 300-member parliament.

Investigators probing South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law have filed an arrest warrant for the suspended president after he failed to report for questioning.

South Korean authorities asked a court to authorize a warrant for the arrest of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection allegations following a short-lived bid to impose martial law at the start of the month.

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 Korea was hit by upheaval as authorities sought an arrest warrant for the country’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol while investigators launched a wide-ranging inquiry into a plane crash that killed 179 people.