Former President Yoon re-arrested and incarcerated after 124 days due to ”fears of evidence being destroyed” - South Korea

Former South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol was rearrested 124 days after his release. Nam Se-jin, chief judge of the warrant division of the Seoul Central District Court, announced at 2 a.m. on the 10th that he had been arrested again.
At around 12 minutes into the meeting, an arrest warrant was issued for former President Yoon, explaining that the reason for this was "the risk of evidence being destroyed."
The questioning of the suspect, which began at around 2:15 p.m. that day, lasted about six hours and 40 minutes.
After his 20-minute final statement, Yoon left the court at around 9:06 p.m. and headed to Seoul Detention Center in an escort vehicle. This means Yoon will be indicted on charges of leading a rebellion against the government of the rebels on the 10th.
The special prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Yoon on eight charges, including special obstruction of justice and abuse of power.
The specific charges include obstruction of State Council deliberations (abuse of power and obstruction of the exercise of rights), creation and destruction of documents after the declaration of emergency law (creation and use of false public documents, violation of the Presidential Records Act, and use of public records).
Damage to documents), false publicity to foreign media reporters (abuse of authority), instructions to delete secret telephone information (incitement to violation of laws regarding the protection of the President, etc.), obstruction of the execution of arrest warrants, etc. (special obstruction of public duties, abuse of authority)
The special counsel's office said Yoon had obstructed the investigation as president immediately after the state of emergency was declared on December 3, and that even after his impeachment, he continued to interfere in the testimony of those involved in the case through his lawyer.
The fact that Yoon's actions themselves amount to destruction of evidence and that he continues to wield influence even as a former president are seen as major reasons for his arrest.
The special prosecutor's arrest warrant stated that there was a situation of "complacency" with Kim Sung-Hoon, former deputy chief of the National Guard, and Kang Eui-gu, former chief of the presidential office.
It is said that Yoon's lawyer was present during the questioning of the suspect, reversing his previous statements. Deputy Director Kim also began to speak about the crimes only after Yoon's lawyer stopped attending the statement.
The special prosecutor also said, "Because the suspect's instructions to commit the crime were given secretly, the evidentiary value of the testimony is much higher than in other cases," and "As an expert on criminal justice, I have contact with people involved in the case.
"It is highly likely that they will try to persuade the suspect to give statements in a way that is favorable to him," he said. Meanwhile, Yoon's side said that the questioning on that day did not establish any criminal charges, such as special obstruction of public duties and abuse of power, and
The defense argued that the facts were different. The defense team said, "(In cases of obstruction of arrest) the method of protection in a specific situation is up to the discretion and decision of the Security Service.
"There is absolutely no evidence that any instructions were given," he said, adding, "The Security Service officials only mentioned the possibility that they might try to change their statements." However, Chief Judge Nambu did not accept these claims.