South Korea authorities seek extension of warrant to arrest impeached Yoon
Al Jazeera
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol has defiantly refused questioning over a bungled martial law decree last month.
South Korean investigators have requested an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, hours before the current order expires.
Anticorruption investigators probing Yoon over his December 3 martial law proclamation failed to serve an arrest warrant on Friday, after they were blocked by presidential security service guards who formed a human chain to prevent access to Yoon.
The arrest warrant, the first for a sitting president, was due to expire at midnight local time on Monday (15:00 GMT). Investigating authorities said in a statement on Monday they had requested an extension at the Seoul Western District Court, but declined to say how long the extension would last if granted.
Earlier on Monday, the anticorruption agency said it requested that police take over efforts to detain Yoon after its investigators failed to bring him into custody.
The initial warrant was issued on the grounds that Yoon has refused to emerge for questioning over his martial law decree, which led to his impeachment. He is also under criminal investigation for possible insurrection.
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