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South Korea’s suspended President Yoon must remain in prison
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Yoon Suk Yeol had been in custody since Wednesday. Now a court has extended the detention. It saw a risk in the event of release.
Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol must remain in custody. The district court in the capital Seoul issued an arrest warrant – this means investigators can now keep Yoon in custody for up to 20 days, the official Yonhap news agency reported.
Yoon was arrested on Wednesday and taken into custody. It is being investigated whether he was guilty of trying to incite a riot by briefly declaring martial law on December 3rd. The investigators also accuse him of abuse of office.
According to Yonhap, the court justified its decision to issue an arrest warrant based on the risk that evidence could otherwise be destroyed. While Yoon is in custody, investigators can turn the case over to law enforcement for charges.
dpa
Source: Stern

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