South Korea’s police have been asked to arrest suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, the Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.
Dozens of investigators working for the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) attempted to execute a court warrant for Yoon’s detention on Friday after he ignored three summonses for questioning over his botched attempt to impose martial law on December 3.
Police had now been asked to execute the warrant, however, they had yet to determine whether to cooperate with the CIO’s request, Yonhap reported.
The CIO plans to seek an extension of the warrant before it expires at midnight (1500 GMT).
Yoon’s lawyer criticized the decision to delegate the arrest, likening it to subcontracting for a construction project, Yonhap reported.
Numerous supporters of Yoon have been demonstrating in front of the presidential residence in Seoul for days. Thousands of opponents of the suspended president have also taken to the streets.
Lawmakers removed Yoon from office until further notice on charges of abuse of power and sedition in mid-December, with the Constitutional Court currently reviewing the decision.
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