South Korea prosecutors file request to detain ex-president Yoon

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South Korean special prosecutors on Sunday, July 6, renewed their request to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-prosecutors-file-request-detain-yoon-suk-yeol/

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00:00South Korean special prosecutors on Sunday, July 6 renewed their request to detain former

00:06President Yoon Suk-yeol. This, a day after they questioned him about his declaration of

00:11martial law last December. Yoon is on trial for insurrection over his martial law order.

00:16He was arrested in January but was released after 52 days on a technical issue. A spokesperson for

00:21the prosecutors did not explain why they asked to detain Yoon, adding they would answer the

00:26question in court proceedings. Yoon's lawyer said the prosecutors had no credible evidence and his

00:31legal team would argue in court that the request for his arrest is unreasonable. Yoon was accused of

00:36using presidential guards to block his arrest in January. The Constitutional Court removed him

00:41from office in April, confirming his impeachment by parliament over the martial law attempt.

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