South Korean authorities have granted a request to extend a warrant to detain the country’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his surprise declaration of martial law last month.

A South Korean court has re-issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, after he refused to appear for questioning over his December martial law decree. Previous attempts to detain the embattled president were blocked by presidential security.

A Seoul court on Tuesday extended the arrest warrant for South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol at the request of the country's anti-corruption authorities. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) is now expected to try again to enact the warrant,