A South Korean court issued warrants Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

The arrest warrant for an incumbent president is unprecedented, and deepens the political crisis that has engulfed South Korea.

A Seoul court has approved a detention warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over charges related to a six-hour martial law declaration, marking a first for a sitting South Korean president. The ruling grants authorities 48 hours to detain Yoon amid ongoing legal and security challenges.

South Korean anti-corruption agency says that a court has issued warrants to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, several cabinet ministers, military commanders and police officials face indictments and criminal investigations over the president's short-lived martial law declaration on Dec.

The Seoul Western District Court issued warrants to detain Yoon and to search the presidential office and residence in central Seoul.

South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree this month amounted to

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean investigators have sought an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over this month's short-lived imposition of martial law, an official said on Monday,