The Seoul Western District Court last week had initially issued a warrant to detain Yoon and a separate warrant to search his residence after he defied authorities by refusing to appear for questioning over his Dec.

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials will likely seek a new court warrant to extend the window for Yoon’s detention, according to police.

The agency’s first attempt to detain Yoon on Jan 3 bore no fruit following a five-hour stand-off. Read more at straitstimes.com.