South Korea Investigators Get New Warrant To Arrest President Yoon

Details regarding the validity period cannot be disclosed,

it added after the initial seven-day warrant expired

Naturally, they have no prior experience with arrests, let alone something as significant as arresting the president,

Yun said

In the previous instance, it took quite a long time — almost a day and a half,

Yun told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

The cooperation of the police is essential,

he added, through the Joint Investigation Headquarters umbrella, under which both forces are currently working together

I must express my sincere apologies to the public for the failure to execute the arrest warrant due to the security measures taken by the Presidential Security Service,

he told lawmakers at the National Assembly

The arrest warrant re-requested for the suspect Yoon was issued today in the afternoon,

the Joint Investigation Headquarters said in a statement

Vladimir Tikhonovrussian politician

I assume that the arrest will happen. A number of conservative politicians already disowned Yoon -- to them now, he is more of a liability rather than an asset,

Vladimir Tikhonov, professor of Korean studies at the University of Oslo, told AFP

We just heard that the new warrant was issued by the court. We are heading to Yoon's residence right now. Those living in the countryside will join us in the early morning as well,

Rhee Kang-san, 35, told AFP

We will all stand together in this fight. I truly hope for Yoon's arrest,

said Bae Hoon, 46, who had stayed in front of Yoon's residence for two nights in frigid weather

Yoon Suk Yeolpresident

I am considering various possibilities,

he said in response to a lawmaker when asked if Yoon had fled

The Joint Investigation Headquarters today refiled a warrant with the Seoul Western District Court to extend the arrest warrant for defendant Yoon,

the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) said in a statement late on Monday