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S. Korea's impeached president attends court to fight detention extension

ro-Yoon supporters march outside the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on January 18, 2025, as the court weighs whether to extend the detention of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol, after investigators arrested him over a failed martial law bid.[AFP]

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended court for the first time on Saturday to fight a request by investigators to extend his detention as they probe his failed martial law bid.

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