S.Korea's Yoon Attends Arrest Warrant Hearing 

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Above: A vehicle transporting South Korean Pres. Yoon Suk Yeol leaves the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. Image copyright: Woohae Cho/Bloomberg/Contributor via Getty Images

The Facts

  • South Korea's impeached Pres. Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at the Seoul Western District Court on Saturday for a hearing to determine whether a formal arrest warrant over his short-lived martial law declaration last month will be issued.

  • This comes as investigators at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) requested a detention warrant to extend their custody of Yoon for up to 20 days as the embattled leader refused to appear for questioning.

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The Spin

Narrative A

Given that legacy media has sided with South Korea's deep state, one tends to believe that Yoon is indeed the bad guy that dragged his country into severe political turmoil — rather than the local China-funded Democratic Party, which has sought to seize the presidency without an election. Koreans are waking up to these lies and lawfare.

Narrative B

Yoon and his diehard supporters are stretching the limits of common sense and rationality as they cast doubt on the rule of law in South Korea and act as if the unconstitutional martial law decree wasn't enough for him to be impeached and arrested. It's about time for political leaders to counter these radical voices.

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