A South Korean court on Friday rejected the prosecutors' office request to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law on Dec.

A Seoul court on Saturday again turned down prosecutors' request for an extension of President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest, prosecution officials said. The Seoul Central District Court retained its earlier decision that rejected the first request to extend the impeached president's detention,

The Seoul Central District Court on Friday night dismissed the prosecution's request to extend impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention beyond its initial period.