Updated On: 07 January, 2025 08:09 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
Anti-corruption agency, police debate tougher measures to detain Yoon

Supporters of impeached South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol protest in Seoul. Pic/AFP
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea has been a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics.
The agency trying to get Yoon out of his house, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, will likely seek a new court warrant to extend the window for Yoon’s detention. Police say they are reviewing the agency’s request. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the anti-corruption agency would make another attempt to detain Yoon on Monday before the deadline expires at midnight.