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South Korean court issues warrant to detain Yoon for extended period over martial law bid
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A Seoul court issued a warrant Saturday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for an extended period over his botched martial law bid last month in the first such detention of a sitting South Korean president.
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Investigators arrived at President Yoon Suk Yeol’s official residence early Wednesday, in a second attempt to detain the embattled leader for questioning over his short-lived declaration of martial law last month, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency.
South Korea’s arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to attend a second day of questioning by investigators, further stonewalling an inquiry into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid.
A South Korean court on Sunday extended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention for up to 20 days, citing concern he could destroy evidence in a criminal probe into his short-lived declaration of martial law in early December.
A Seoul court issued a warrant Saturday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for an extended period over his botched martial law bid last month in the first such detention of a sitting South Korean president.
