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- South Korea prosecutors file request to detain ex-president Yoon</p>
<p>Cynthia Kim and Ju-min ParkJuly 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM</p>
<p>By Cynthia Kim and Ju-min Park</p>
<p>SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean special prosecutors on Sunday filed a request to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to insurrection from when he declared martial law last year, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.</p>
<p>"Detention request is related to allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice," the statement from the special counsel of prosecutors investigating the December 3 incident said.</p>
<p>Yoon's martial law decree was lifted about six hours after it was announced when lawmakers, who had been forced to scale the walls of the assembly building to make it through a ring of security forces, voted the decree down.</p>
<p>Yoon was summoned on Saturday for hours of questioning by the special counsel as part of the probe over the insurrection charges, according to the counsel officials.</p>
<p>Yoon's lawyer was not immediately available for comment on Sunday.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Cynthia Kim and Jumin Park; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)</p>
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