South Korea court issues warrant to detain president Yoon for up to 20 days

South Korea's court issued a warrant early Sunday to detain the arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol for up to 20 days, raising a possibility that he would be indicted under detention for insurrection charge over his botched martial law imposition.

The Seoul Western District Court accepted the warrant request that was made Friday by the joint investigation unit, composed of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), the National Office of Investigation (NOI), and the defense ministry's investigative headquarters.

The embattled Yoon decided to attend the five-hour hearing to explain the legitimacy of his martial law declaration and restore his reputation, according to Yoon's defense counsel.

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