South Korean investigating authorities are en route to execute an arrest warrant against President Yoon Suk Yeol, Yonhap news agency said on Friday.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a letter to conservative supporters rallying outside his Seoul residence, vowed to “fight to the end” against “anti-state forces,” while his legal te

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant issued for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and stripped of his presidential powers just weeks ago over his short-lived martial law decree that threw the country into political chaos.

The impeached president faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived Dec. 3 martial law.

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 vote was the second major impeachment in two weeks after President Yoon’s ill-fated martial law bid set off turmoil. The country’s currency has plunged.

The impeached president of South Korea is facing imminent arrest but has declared he will not go willingly. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials received approval from a Seoul high court Tuesday to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol after weeks of investigation into his ill-fated martial law declaration last month.

Supporters of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol blocked access to his office on Thursday in an attempt to prevent his arrest, the Yonhap news agency reported. It said police had violently broken up a blockade by around 30 supporters who had broken through a barrier near the president's residence in the South Korean capital Seoul.

The embattled leader issued the bungled declaration on Dec. 3 that led to his impeachment and has left him facing arrest, imprisonment or, at worst, the death penalty.