South Korea investigators plan to arrest Yoon on warrant by Jan. 6

Impeached president's security service has refused to cooperate with authorities

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Dec. 12. (South Korea Presidential Office via Reuters)

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korea's anti-corruption agency said Wednesday that it intends to execute an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol by a Jan. 6 deadline.

Oh Dong-woon, the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, outlined the next step in the insurrection investigation tied to Yoon's brief declaration of martial law, but did not specify a date.

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