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.

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the impeached leader.

An arrest warrant has been re-issued for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials has not confirmed how long the warrant will remain valid.