A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics

Lawyers of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) probing his short-lived martial law decree on Dec. 3 are at odds over whether the CIO has the authority to arrest and pursue criminal charges against him.

The one-week warrant for his detention is valid through Monday. There were no immediate indications that authorities were ready to send investigators back to the residence as of Sunday afternoon.

South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as the visiting US Secretary of State reaffirmed confidence in the key Asian ally's handling of the political turmoil.

Thousands of Yoon's supporters have rallied near his residence, chanting slogans and blocking roads to resist attempts to detain him.

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency dispatched investigators to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday.

Impeached leader’s security prevent police from executing warrant to detain him for questioning over last month’s martial law decree

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago.

The Virginia state flag is becoming a symbol of resistance in South Korea, where impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces abuse of power charges. Catch up quick: South Korea has had widespread protests since Yoon briefly and controversially declared martial law in December for the first time in over 40 years.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempted martial law declaration sparked a wave of collective resistance from citizens, who used protests, social media, and cultural works to express

It isn’t a Donald Trump rally, however, but a protest by conservative supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who could become the East Asian democracy’s first sitting president to be arrested after he plunged it into political instability last month with his botched attempt to declare martial law.