S. Korea's Anti-Corruption agency asks police to execute arrest warrant for impeached president 

South Korea's 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.

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, Yonhap News Agency reported.

It stressed that the agency would not relinquish investigative duties concerning the president, who faces charges of power abuse and insurrection connected to his Dec. 3 martial law declaration and related orders to military commanders.

The CIO also said it would request from the court later in the day for an extension of the arrest warrant, which is set to expire on Monday at midnight.

The request came two days after the CIO tried to detain Yoon at his official residence but withdrew after an hours-long standoff with presidential security staff.

Following the attempt to arrest Yoon, the president's legal representatives filed an objection on execution of the warrant, which the court dismissed Sunday. In response to the CIO's announcement Monday, Yoon's legal representatives said that relegating Yoon's arrest to police is yet another illegal action.

The CIO has been working with the police and the defense ministry's investigation unit to conduct a joint probe into the events surrounding Yoon's martial law decree.

The Seoul Western District Court issued an arrest warrant against Yoon on December 31 after he ignored several requests by the probing agency to appear for questioning.