South Korean police asked to execute arrest warrant for impeached president
The Hindu
South Korea's anti corruption agency requests police to execute arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
South Korea's anti-corruption agency said on Monday (January 6, 2025) that it had asked police to take over the execution of an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
The request comes after a failed attempt to execute an arrest warrant on Friday (January 3, 2025) following a tense stand-off with presidential guards who formed a human chain to block access by the investigators.
A joint team of investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and police are probing allegations that Mr. Yoon masterminded insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law.
The CIO sent a notice to police to request the takeover, the anti-corruption agency said in a statement to reporters.
The move comes amid frustration among Yoon's critics towards the CIO for failing up to now to execute the arrest warrant, which is due to expire at midnight on Monday (1500 GMT).
A police official told the Yonhap news agency that they were "reviewing the law internally" following the request from the CIO.
Mr. Yoon's lawyers have argued that the anti-graft force leading his criminal investigation has no authority under South Korean law to investigate any case involving insurrection accusations.
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