Yoon, Re-arrested 124 Days After Release, Likely to be Assigned a 3-Pyeong Cell
Former President Yoon Seok-youl, who re-entered the detention center 124 days after his release following the issuance of a detention warrant requested by the Special Investigation Team on Insurrection, is expected to continue his detention life in solitary confinement at the Seoul Detention Center.
At 2:07 AM on the 10th, Nam Se-jin, the head judge in charge at the Seoul Central District Court, issued a detention warrant for former President Yoon on charges of obstructing the exercise of rights through abuse of power, forgery of official documents, and obstructing special public duties. The reason for the detention was stated as concern for evidence destruction.
With the issuance of the warrant, the security service previously provided to former President Yoon by the Presidential Security Service was also suspended.
After the hearing on his detention before a judge, former President Yoon, who was waiting in the suspect's lounge at the Seoul Detention Center, is expected to be moved directly to the detention block.
The Seoul Detention Center is a facility that accommodates and manages pre-trial detainees and inmates serving sentences of five years or less.
Former President Yoon will undergo the same admission process as regular detainees. He will first verify personal information, receive an admission number, and then undergo a physical examination that includes measuring height and weight.
All personal belongings will be processed and stored. After that, he will change into khaki-colored pre-trial inmate clothing and have his mugshot taken with an attached inmate number.
Once the admission process is completed, former President Yoon is expected to be housed in a solitary cell approximately 3 pyeong in size; however, depending on the availability of vacant rooms within the detention center, there is a possibility he may be assigned a larger room.
The solitary cell where former President Yoon will live is equipped with basic facilities, including a cabinet, a foldable dining table, a television, a sink, and a toilet. There will be no separate bed, so he will need to sleep on the floor with bedding, and bathing will have to be done in a communal bath.
However, it is reported that the usage time will be adjusted separately to minimize contact with other detainees.
Meal menus will be provided similarly to those of regular inmates; the menu on the morning of the detention center's day included mini cheese bread, steamed potatoes, and a mixed nut snack.
The detention environment for past former presidents has not been significantly different.
In March 2017, former President Park Geun-hye, who was detained and confined in the Seoul Detention Center, lived in a solitary cell that was an adapted room shared with 6-7 regular inmates, measuring about 3.04 pyeong (including toilet, 10.08㎡).
Former President Lee Myung-bak was also placed in a solitary room of 3.95 pyeong (including toilet, 13.07㎡) in the Seoul Eastern Detention Center after being arrested in March 2018.
Image source: On July 9, former President Yoon Seok-youl, who is under investigation by the Special Investigation Team regarding the December 3 emergency martial law, appears at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu for his second pre-arrest suspect hearing in the afternoon. 2025.7.9/News1, After concluding his second pre-arrest suspect hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on the night of July 9 regarding the investigation related to the December 3 emergency martial law, former President Yoon is moved to the waiting place at the Seoul Detention Center. 2025.7.9/News1, The investigation of former President Yoon by the Special Investigation Team regarding the December 3 emergency martial law continues as he departs to the waiting location in the transport vehicle for the Seoul Detention Center in Gyeonggi Province. 2025.7.9./News1 2025.7.9/News1
