Impeached SK president Yoon again refuses questioning on martial law bid

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol again refused investigators' efforts to question him over his failed martial law bid as the deadline on his detention neared.

Yoon attempted to impose martial law on December 3, citing the need to combat threats from "anti-state elements".

His bid lasted only six hours as soldiers he directed to storm parliament failed to stop lawmakers from voting down the power grab.

Yoon was impeached by parliament and resisted arrest before becoming the country's first-ever sitting president to be detained.

The arrest warrant executed in Wednesday's dawn raid allowed investigators to hold Yoon for just 48 hours.

Prosecutors are expected to seek a new warrant Friday that will likely extend his detention by 20 days to formalize an indictment against him.

His legal team stated that the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) will request an arrest warrant from the Seoul Western District Court.