The one-week warrant for his detention is valid through Monday. There were no immediate indications that authorities were ready to send investigators back to the residence as of Sunday afternoon.

Thousands braved heavy snow in Seoul on Sunday to rally for and against arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, as South Korea's political crisis appeared headed toward another high-stakes confrontation.

South Korean protesters adopted United States symbols and slogans to signal their support in the country’s political crisis. The supporters of ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol have found common cause with conservatives in the U.

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.

North Korea has characterized South Korea as a “politically paralyzed chaos” in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment vote. On Friday, North Korea’s state-run newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, reported on the passage of Yoon’s impeachment motion last month and the subsequent impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck Soo,