SEOUL: According to his attorney, Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached president of South Korea, appeared in court on Saturday to contest investigators’ request to prolong his imprisonment on insurrection-related charges.
In a criminal investigation into his brief imposition of martial law on December 3, Yoon became the nation’s first sitting president to be arrested on Wednesday.
On Friday, investigators asked for a detention warrant so they could keep Yoon for an additional 20 days. Since his arrest, he has been detained at the Seoul Detention Center and has refused to speak to investigators.
At approximately 2:00 PM (0500GMT), a group of Yoon’s supporters blocked the gate of Seoul Western District Court, and police were observed dispersing them.
