South Korean authorities have granted a request to extend a warrant to detain the country’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his surprise declaration of martial law last month.

The questioning took place amid attempts to detain Yoon Suk Yeol, who briefly declared martial law on December 3 last year.

Anti-corruption agency expresses ‘serious regret about attitude of suspect who did not respond to a process by law’

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a message to conservative supporters, vowed to 'fight to the end' against 'anti-state forces.'

South Korea's anti-corruption agency is facing challenges in detaining impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges. A tense standoff with the presidential security service and legal complexities have hindered efforts to arrest Yoon following allegations of his brief martial law declaration.

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago.

A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol. Recall that President Yoon was recently impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law on 3 December.

Yoon Kab-keun, one of the lawyers representing South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, said on Thursday that Yoon was staying in his official residence. The lawyer made the comment in a briefing to reporters following recent speculation over the suspended president's whereabouts.

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says it has received a new court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after its previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service la