Seoul court rejects 2nd request to extend Yoon detention

Seoul court rejects second request to extend Yoon detention
SEOUL, South Korea - A Seoul court rejected a second request Saturday to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to declare martial law, putting pressure on prosecutors to quickly indict him.
South Korea court rejects request to extend Yoon's detention
A South Korean court on Friday rejected a request from the prosecutors' office to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law declaration on Dec.
South Korean prosecutors file second request to extend Yoon’s detention after court rejection
Prosecutors in South Korea have made a second request to extend the detention of impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law declaration after a court rejected their previous request.
South Korean investigators call for indictment of detained President Yoon
Yoon was impeached and suspended by the assembly on Dec. 14 and the court is now determining whether to formally toss him out of office or reinstate him.
Rival protesters rally in Seoul after Yoon detention rejected
Thousands of protesters supporting and opposing impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held rival protests several hundred meters apart near Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Saturday (January 25),
Seoul court denies prosecution's request to extend Yoon's arrest
The Seoul Central District Court on Friday night dismissed the prosecution's request to extend impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention beyond its initial period.

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