A South Korean court on Friday rejected a request by the prosecutors' office to extend the detention of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the Yonhap news agency said.

Prosecutors in South Korea have made a second request to extend the detention of impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol over a criminal investigation into his short-lived martial law declaration after a court rejected their previous request.

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,

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.