South Korea’s President refuses questioning
Al Jazeera :
South Korean anticorruption investigators have said they will seek a warrant to extend the detention of President Yoon Suk-yeol after the impeached leader again refused to undergo questioning over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said on Friday it would ask a court to approve an extension of Yoon’s detention by up to 20 days.
Yoon on Wednesday became the first sitting president to be taken into custody in South Korea’s history after investigators carried out a dawn raid on his residence in Seoul.
Under the terms of the warrant executed on Wednesday, investigators were granted the authority to hold the embattled leader for up to 48 hours.
