Ousted South Korean President Back in Jail as Martial Law Probe Continues

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Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, removed from office in April, heads back to jail after the Seoul Central District Court approved a warrant, deeming him a flight risk. Special prosecutors are investigating Yoon for briefly imposing martial law last year.

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00:01Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been sent back to jail as prosecutors

00:05investigate his brief martial law declaration last year.

00:09The Seoul Central District Court approved a warrant for Yoon's arrest, saying that he

00:12is a flight risk.

00:14Yoon's lawyers have called the prosecution's investigation hasty.

00:18In April, South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld Yoon's impeachment, removing him from

00:22office.

00:23He is also facing criminal charges over his attempt to impose martial law.

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