Arrest warrant for Jun Suk Jeolthe incumbent president South Koreaexpires on Monday at midnight (4 p.m. in Poland). Therefore, prosecutors they applied to the court for its extensionbut they refused to say how long it will be in force now, Reuters reported.
Jun's lawyers say there is an arrest warrant for the suspended president illegal.
South Korea. Accusations against his general
Meanwhile indicted the head of South Korea's military intelligence was charged gen. Mun Sang Ho. Investigators argue that it has something to do with him “key” role during former president Jun Suk Jeol's attempt to impose martial law in December last year, Yonhap news agency reported.
Mun was accused of, among other things, giving an order to the soldiersto enter the building of the Central Election Commission in the city of Gwacheon in Gyeonggi Province – right after President Jun read the decree on martial law on the evening of December 3.
It was also previously revealed that Mun – along with two military intelligence officers and former head of the service Noh Sang Won – They discussed plans introduction of martial law, eating hamburgers at a fast food restaurant two days before the expected date of this decision.
Chaos in South Korea. The services refuse to cooperate with the arrest
Suspended President Jun Suk Jeol faces threats impeachment procedure. The politician is also under criminal investigation the charge of a coup d'état. On Friday, part of the army came to his defense, preventing his arrest.
Jun stayed suspended for December 3rd introduced a state of emergencywhich he abolished after a few hours.
South Korean Constitutional Tribunal will decide whether to recognize the president's dismissal as binding or whether to reinstate him as head of state. Then Jun would 180 days to retake officecounting from the adoption of the impeachment motion by Parliament.
South Korea is immersed in political crisis. The duties of the president are currently performed by the deputy prime minister and the minister of finance Zhoi Sang Mok.