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.

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.

Hundreds of South Koreans rallied overnight into Sunday near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest.

President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea may face arrest on insurrection charges. An investigator is determined to break the security blockade around the presidential compound to arrest him. Yoon is under criminal investigation for a martial law bid and is facing a separate impeachment trial.

Impeached leader’s security prevent police from executing warrant to detain him for questioning over last month’s martial law decree

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago.

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.

By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed confidence in the key Asian ally's handling of the political turmoil.

The president was suspended from his duties last month following a failed bid to impose martial law and his subsequent impeachment by parliament on December 14. Law enforcement authorities are seeking Yoon’s arrest as part of an investigation into alleged treason and abuse of power.