A South Korean court on Friday rejected the prosecutors' office request to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law on Dec.

SEOUL: South Korean Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung on Sunday (Jan 26) convened a meeting with chief and deputy chief prosecutors from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and district prosecutors' office to decide how further to proceed with President Yoon Suk Yeol's case.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's supporters storm the courthouse that issued a warrant extending his detention, climbing walls and smashing windows.

South Korea's anti-corruption officials on Thursday requested that prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection and abuse of power for his short-lived martial law declaration.

A Seoul court on Saturday again turned down prosecutors' request for an extension of President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest, prosecution officials said. The Seoul Central District Court retained its earlier decision that rejected the first request to extend the impeached president's detention,

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.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to be questioned by investigators on Monday under a probe into whether he committed insurrection, as dozens of his supporters faced being charged over a violent rampage on a court building.