South Korea’s joint investigation unit has requested an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law on December 3, in what is the first arrest warrant sought for a sitting South Korean president.

The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo has plunged the country into further political turmoil, coming less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea's acting president faces an impeachment vote on Friday, intensifying a political crisis as the Constitutional Court meets for its first hearing on suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declared on Dec.