By Hyonhee Shin
SEOUL (Reuters) -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. 3, Yonhap reported.
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) leading the investigation on Thursday transferred the case to the prosecutors’ office and requested they indict Yoon for insurrection and abuse of power.Â
Yoon, impeached and suspended from power on Dec. 14, has been incarcerated since last week while investigators probe his attempt to impose martial law – a move that shocked the nation even though it was overturned within hours by parliament.
The CIO has said Yoon’s detention is due to end around Jan. 28, and they expect prosecutors to ask the court to extend it for another 10 days before they formally charge the president.
But the Seoul…
