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South Korea's interim leader calls for new way to investigate Yoon to end stalemate

ReutersJan 10, 2025 8:08 AM

- South Korea Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday called for a fresh way to resolve a stalemate over anti-graft investigators attempts to arrest impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol.

Choi proposed in a statement asking parliament to prepare a new bill to appoint a special prosecutor to take over investigations into Yoon on suspicion of insurrection.

(Reporting by Jihoon Lee
Editing by Ed Davies)

((jihoon.lee@thomsonreuters.com;))

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