South Korea's anti-graft agency is pushing to extend the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol amidst a political crisis. The agency failed to detain him last week, but the police will now attempt the arrest.
South Korea ’s anti-graft agency will seek to extend an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, as pressure mounted on law enforcement to resolve the country’s escalating political crisis. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said on Monday that it would hand over power to execute the warrant, which was due to expire at midnight, to the police.
The move came after the agency failed on Friday to detain Yoon after an hours-long stand-off at his residence with his security service. The president was suspended from his duties last month following a failed bid to impose martial law and his subsequent impeachment by parliament on December 14. Law enforcement authorities are seeking Yoon’s arrest as part of an investigation into alleged treason and abuse of power. The arrest warrant, issued on December 31, marked the first time such a step has been taken against an incumbent South Korean president. South Korea’s police force said it would “jointly execute” the warrant under the CIO’s oversight. It also said it was considering arresting members of Yoon’s security force if they block another attempt to detain him. Lee Jae-myung, leader of the opposition Democratic party, urged South Korea’s acting president Choi Sang-mok to fire Yoon’s security chief. The CIO has also come under fire from the opposition over its failure to bring Yoon into custody. The escalating political crisis came as US secretary of state Antony Blinken visited Seoul on Monday, where he met Choi and South Korea’s foreign minister Cho Tae-yul. Blinken expressed confidence in the resilience of South Korea’s democracy and Choi’s leadership, as well as the “enduring strength” of the two countries’ alliance. South Korea was already bracing for possible turmoil in its relationship with the US under Donald Trump, including higher tariffs that could hit Seoul’s export-reliant econom
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