Seoul, Jan 6 || The South Korean anti-corruption agency has asked the police to take over the execution of a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, both sides said Monday.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) made the request in an official letter late Sunday with one day left until the warrant's expiry, news agency reported.
"The CIO sent us an official letter requesting our cooperation without prior consultations," a police official told News Agency. "We are internally carrying out a legal review."
The CIO halted its execution of the warrant last Friday after an hourslong standoff with presidential security staff at the presidential residence.
The agency has been working with the police and the defense ministry's investigation unit to conduct a joint probe into Yoon's short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3.