Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared poised to evade arrest ahead of a Monday night deadline after anti-graft investigators requested more time to enforce a warrant.
The former star prosecutor has defiantly refused questioning three times over a bungled martial law decree last month and remains holed up in his residence, surrounded by hundreds of guards preventing his arrest.
Anti-graft investigators sought an extension to the warrant, which expires at the end of Monday, and requested support from the police.
The police confirmed their willingness to assist investigators and warned they could arrest anyone obstructing Yoon’s arrest.
However,Investigators cited difficulties, including encountering hundreds of security forces when they attempted to enter Yoon’s presidential compound on Friday.