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.

Investigators are seeking an arrest warrant for suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol after he failed to report for questioning.

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

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.

South Korean police has questioned the chief of the presidential security service as the two agencies clashed over attempts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

The suspended President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, has barricaded himself in his residence. Law enforcement promises to execute a renewed arrest warrant, Reuters reports. As noted, the Presidential Security Service (PSS) of South Korea reinforced Yoon Suk Yeol's compound this week with barbed wire and barricades.