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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Deadline looms to arrest South Korean president as warrant set to expire

Investigators in South Korea are seeking an extension to the arrest warrant for suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, after a dramatic standoff that ended in their failure to take him into custody.

The country’s anti-corruption agency has asked the police to take over the execution of the warrant, which was due to expire at midnight local time on Monday.

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