South Korean investigators on Saturday again asked the country's acting president to order the presidential security service to serve an arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol.
The security service, along with military troops, on Friday prevented prosecutors from arresting Yoon Suk Yeol in a six-hour standoff inside Yoon's compound. Investigators obtained the arrest warrant for Yoon for his brief declaration of martial law last month.
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The Corruption Investigation Bureau for High-ranking Officials, which is investigating the case, said on Saturday that it had again asked acting President Choi Sang-mok, the country's finance minister, to order the presidential security service to cooperate with the order.
A Finance Ministry spokesman declined to comment.
Police asked the head of the presidential security service, Park Chong-jun, to appear for questioning on Tuesday, Yonhap News reported.
Yoon's martial declaration on December 3 surprised South Korea and led to the first arrest warrant issued against a sitting president.