South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol remained silent during 10 hours of questioning, and his lawyers say that silence is set to continue. The president was arrested Wednesday by an anti-corruption agency investigating whether his declaration of martial law on December 3 amounted to attempted rebellion.
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00:00Lawyers for South Korea's detained president, Yoon Seok-yol, say he won't submit to any
00:05more questioning.
00:07Authorities detained the president on Wednesday over his brief declaration of martial law.
00:13Some of Yoon's supporters have gathered outside the anti-corruption agency that's investigating
00:18whether his declaration amounted to attempted rebellion.
00:22Yoon's lawyers say the investigation is illegal.
00:25Yoon has remained silent during more than 10 hours of questioning, according to an
00:30investigating official.
00:32The National Assembly has already voted to impeach Yoon, but a court will have the final
00:37say.