{"id":9928,"date":"2026-07-18T21:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9928"},"modified":"2026-07-18T21:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:44:12","slug":"south-korean-court-rejects-warrant-for-ex-prosecutor-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9928","title":{"rendered":"South Korean court rejects warrant for ex-prosecutor general"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/ph\/st\/th\/3911784326605\/2026\/upi_com\/0a463b6505e79c341ab3e472ab71bb6b\/v1.5\/South-Korean-court-rejects-warrant-for-ex-prosecutor-general.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung appears at the office of special counsel Kwon Chang-young&#8217;s team in Gwacheon, South Korea, 10 July 2026. 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Photo by YONHAP \/ EPA<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">July 17 (Asia Today) &#8212;<\/span> A South Korean court Thursday rejected an arrest warrant for former Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung over allegations that he participated in former President Yoon Suk Yeol&#8217;s failed declaration of martial law.<\/p>\n<p>The Seoul Central District Court said prosecutors had not sufficiently demonstrated that Shim was likely to destroy evidence.\n<\/p>\n<p>The court also said the progress of the investigation and related court proceedings made it difficult to conclude that he posed a flight risk.<\/p>\n<p>The court separately rejected an arrest warrant for Jeon Moo-gon, a former head of the policy planning division at the Supreme Prosecutors&#8217; Office.<\/p>\n<p>The court said Jeon&#8217;s arguments, the progress of the investigation and the evidence collected did not indicate that he was likely to flee or destroy evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Shim and Jeon are accused of reviewing plans to dispatch prosecutors to a joint martial law investigation headquarters under instructions from then-Justice Minister Park Sung-jae on Dec. 3, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators also suspect they discussed how to handle crimes that would fall under military court jurisdiction after the martial law declaration.<\/p>\n<p>They are further accused of participating in the preparation of a document concerning court jurisdiction under martial law.<\/p>\n<p>The second special counsel team led by Kwon Chang-young requested arrest warrants for Shim and Jeon on Tuesday on allegations of participating in an insurrection and abusing their authority to obstruct the exercise of rights.\n<\/p>\n<p>The special counsel team&#8217;s failure to secure their detention could complicate its investigation into allegations that senior prosecution officials participated in the martial law attempt.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8212; Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a9 Asia Today. 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