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SKorea prosecutors renew request for longer detention for impeached leader

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors on Saturday again asked for an extension of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention over his failed martial law bid, after a Seoul court rejected a previous demand, Yonhap news agency reported.

Yoon was arrested in a dawn raid last week on insurrection charges, becoming the first sitting South Korean head of state to be detained in a criminal probe.

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