Yoon, who was the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested, faces trial on charges of leading an insurrection over his attempt to impose martial law. During Wednesday's seven-hour hearing, a special counsel team argued for the arrest warrant on five key charges, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.

Four months after his release, the former president was sent back to a detention center near Seoul under an arrest warrant tied to his failed martial law bid. The court accepted a special prosecutor’s claim that he poses a risk of destroying evidence.