South Korea's anti-corruption agency and police are considering more forceful measures to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after their previous attempt was blocked. Protests demanding Yoon's arrest continue as the investigation into his December martial law decree, which led to his impeachment, faces obstacles. The one-week detention warrant is set to expire, prompting a request for a new court warrant to extend the timeframe for detaining Yoon.
BYSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea ’s anti-corruption agency and police debated on Monday more forceful measures to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after their previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week.
The Seoul Western District Court last week issued a warrant to detain Yoon and a separate warrant to search his residence after he defied authorities by refusing to appear for questioning over his brief power grab. Executing those warrants is complicated as long as Yoon remains in his official residence.
However, the anti-corruption agency backtracked hours later after the police stated it could be legally problematic for them to be entirely responsible for Yoon’s detention, given that the warrants had been obtained by the agency. When asked about the possibility of deploying police special task forces, the official said “all available options” were being reviewed.
Yoon’s lawyers argued the detention and search warrants against the president cannot be enforced at his residence due to a law that protects locations potentially linked to military secrets from search without the consent of the person in charge — which would be Yoon. They also argue the anti-corruption office lacks the legal authority to investigate rebellion charges and delegate police to detain Yoon.
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