The dramatic events of recent weeks plunge South Korea into a political crisis that has dragged on the economy and raised concerns among allies, including the US, about the country's political stability
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The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials named Yoon, the first sitting president to be arrested in South Korea’s history, as the ringleader of an insurrection, also involving his defense minister of the time. The CIO was launched in 2021 as an independent anti-graft agency to investigate high-ranking officials including the president and their family members and has led a joint team involving police and the defense ministry, while prosecutors carry out their own probe.
Since his arrest on Jan. 15, Yoon has refused to speak to CIO investigators and defied their summons. He said investigators had obtained testimonies from several military officials on Yoon allegedly trying to arrest politicians and mentioning a second martial law order. Yoon and his lawyers denied these allegations.Yoon, a top prosecutor before becoming president, now finds his criminal case in the hands of prosecutors from that same world, though how close their current ties are is unclear.
Yoon’s team also said any criminal investigation should be conducted after the Constitutional Court decides whether to remove Yoon from office in its separate trial on his impeachment.
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