A South Korean court has issued warrants for the arrest of ousted President Yoon Suk-yul and the search of his office

A South Korean court issued orders for his arrest on Tuesday President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached His office and residence were searched Short-lived declaration of martial law.

The country’s anti-corruption agency said it was investigating whether his announcement amounted to rebellion. But experts still say the chance of arrest or search is slim unless Yoon is formally removed from office.

The Seoul Western District Court issued warrants for Yoon’s arrest and search of the presidential office and his residence in central Seoul, according to a statement from the Senior Officials Corruption Investigation Bureau, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military authorities.

Under South Korean law, the rebel leader could face the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted. Yoon enjoys presidential immunity from most criminal prosecution, but the privilege does not extend to allegations of rebellion or treason.

Yoon’s powers have been suspended since the opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach him on December 14 over his imposition of martial law, which led to hundreds of troops and police officers taking to the streets of Seoul.

Yoon said his decree was a legitimate act of governance, and called it a warning to the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, which he described as a “monster” and “anti-state forces” that used its legislative majority to remove top officials. Undermining the government budget, he claims to sympathize with North Korea.

The Constitutional Court is scheduled to decide whether to remove Yoon from his position as president or return him to his position.

Experts said Yoon would likely ignore arrest warrants. He has ignored repeated requests by investigating authorities to appear for questioning, and the Presidential Security Service has blocked attempts to search his office and residence, citing a law prohibiting raids on sites containing state secrets.

Yoon’s lawyer rejected the anti-corruption agency’s request for arrest warrants on Monday, arguing that it lacked the legal authority to investigate mutiny accusations.

The anti-corruption agency said it had no immediate plans on how to proceed with issuing arrest warrants.

“Unless Yoon voluntarily allows them to detain him, there will be no way to detain him,” said Choi Jin, director of the Seoul-based Presidential Leadership Institute. “Should investigators engage in fistfights with the security service?”

Choi said it is still possible that investigators will visit Yoon’s home to show that they are doing their work strictly and fairly.

Park Sung-min, president of Seoul-based political consulting firm MIN Consulting, said the push for an arrest warrant is likely an attempt to pressure Yoon to cooperate with investigations.

Former President Park Geun-hye, who was removed from office in 2017 after being impeached over a corruption scandal, also refused to meet with prosecutors while in office. She was subjected to interrogation and arrested after the Constitutional Court removed her from her position.

Yoon’s imposition of martial law only lasted six hours, but sparked massive political unrest, halted high-level diplomacy, and shook financial markets. Despite Yoon’s deployment of troops and police, enough lawmakers were able to enter the Assembly hall to unseat him unanimously.

Yun’s defense minister, police chief and several senior military commanders have already been detained for their roles in enacting martial law.

Yoon claimed he was not trying to stop the council, saying the troops were sent to maintain order. He also denied planning to arrest politicians. But comments from now-detained military unit commanders sent to the council contradicted this claim. Kwak Jong-kyun, commander of the military’s Special Warfare Command, testified before the National Assembly that Yoon called on troops to “quickly knock on the door and take out the lawmakers inside.” Kwak said he did not carry out Yoon’s orders.

The political crisis in the country worsened last Friday, when the Democratic Party and other small opposition parties voted to impeach acting President Han Dak-soo, as well as due to the dispute over his refusal to occupy three judicial seats in the Constitutional Court. Observers say the addition of more judges may affect the court’s ruling on Yoon’s impeachment.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Choe Sang-mok, becomes the new interim leader of South Korea.