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Yoon, who has claimed his arrest is illegal, threw the nation into chaos on December 3 when he attempted to suspend civilian rule, citing the need to combat threats from \u201canti-state elements\u201d.<\/p>\n
Yoon\u2019s die-hard supporters gathered outside the court building Saturday, even trying to surround the blue van carrying the suspended leader, AFP reporters saw.<\/p>\n
Yoon\u2019s martial law bid lasted just six hours, with lawmakers voting it down despite the president ordering soldiers to storm parliament to stop them.<\/p>\n
Yoon was subsequently impeached by parliament and resisted arrest for weeks, holed up in his guarded residence until he was finally detained Wednesday in a dawn raid.<\/p>\n
South Korea\u2019s first sitting president to be detained, Yoon has refused to cooperate during the initial 48 hours detectives were allowed to hold him.<\/p>\n
But the disgraced president remains in custody after investigators requested a new warrant Friday to extend his detention.<\/p>\n
A judge at Seoul Western District Court was set to review the request at a 2:00 pm (0500 GMT) hearing, with her decision expected Saturday night or early Sunday.<\/p>\n
Before the hearing, Yoon\u2019s lawyer Yoon Kab-keun told AFP the president would attend \u201cwith the intention of restoring his honor\u201d.<\/p>\n
If approved, the new warrant would likely extend Yoon\u2019s detention by 20 days, giving prosecutors time to formalize an indictment.<\/p>\n
The Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) is probing Yoon for insurrection, a charge that could see him jailed for life or executed if found guilty.<\/p>\n
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