South Korea court issues arrest warrant for former spy chief in martial law declaration probe, reports

A South Korean tribunal issued an apprehension warrant connected Tuesday (November 11, 2025) for erstwhile spy bureau main Cho Tae-yong, who is nether a probe into ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial instrumentality successful 2024, Yonhap News Agency reported connected Wednesday (November 12).

The Seoul Central District Court gave the warrant owed to concerns astir Mr. Cho destroying evidence, Yonhap reported, citing the judge.

A peculiar authoritative asked the tribunal for the warrant, citing assorted charges against Mr. Cho, including usurpation of a instrumentality that prohibits him from participating successful governmental activities, a spokesperson told reporters past week.

Mr. Cho, the main of the National Intelligence Service, had been alert of erstwhile President Yoon’s program to enforce martial instrumentality successful advance, but helium did not study it to the parliament, prosecutors said, according to Yonhap.

At a proceeding for the warrant connected Tuesday (November 11), Mr. Cho denied each of the charges against him, Yonhap said.

The tribunal was not disposable to remark extracurricular concern hours.