South Korea’s acting leader has accepted the resignation of the chief of the presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, as he faced police questioning over how his forces blocked law enforcement efforts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last week.

The agency’s first attempt to detain Yoon on Jan 3 bore no fruit following a five-hour stand-off. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea's anti-corruption agency said Tuesday that a court has issued warrants to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office.

Ranking Officials will likely seek a new court warrant to extend the window for President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention, according to police, which said it was internally reviewing the agency's request.

South Korea's joint investigation unit has requested an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law earlier this month, an official said on Monday.

The new court warrant comes after the agency’s previous attempt to detain Yoon was blocked by the presidential security service last week

SOUTH KOREA’S anti-corruption agency said today it had received a new court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its previous attempt was blocked by presidential security service last week. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials did not immediately confirm for how long the warrant would remain valid.

Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are denouncing efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern over

With the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol expiring on Monday, the South Korean anti-corruption agency asked police to detain the embattled leader.

South Korea’s anti-corruption watchdog has secured a warrant extension to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and a second attempt to take the embattled leader into custody could happen as early as Wednesday.