With the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol expiring on Monday, the South Korean anti-corruption agency asked police to detain the embattled leader.

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials will likely seek a new court warrant to extend the window for Yoon’s detention, according to police.

South Korean investigators have asked police to execute a warrant to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol after their initial attempt last week ended in failure following an hours-long standoff with his security team.

SEOUL -- South Korea's corruption investigation agency have asked police to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as the authorities failed to take him into custody after a standoff last week with the presidential security detail.

The South Korean anti-corruption agency after failing to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, has asked the police to take over efforts to bring Yoon into custody. The agency is expected to ask for another warrant from the court.

A court has issued warrants to detain the impeached South Korean president over his stunning yet short-lived martial law decree earlier this month.

With the arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol expiring on Monday, the South Korean anti-corruption agency asked police to detain the embattled leader.

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.

South Korean anti-graft investigators asked police Monday to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, after he fended off their week-long efforts to bring him into custody over his failed martial