SEOUL: South Korean investigators said on Wednesday (Jan 1) they would execute an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol by the deadline on Jan 6, as the impeached leader's supporters rallied outside his residence.

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.

In what can be seen as an alarming development for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) has said that the ousted president will be arrested within the court-stipulated dated of January 6.