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Seoul Court to Review Legality of President Yoon’s Detention Amid Martial Law Controversy


Seoul: A Seoul court is poised to evaluate the legality of the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, following a request from his legal team after he was taken into custody over the brief imposition of martial law, judicial sources reported on Thursday. The review is scheduled to take place at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, following a petition filed by Yoon’s legal representatives.



According to Yonhap News Agency, the legal proceedings are unfolding in the backdrop of President Yoon’s refusal to comply with an investigative order. On Thursday, Yoon defied an instruction from investigators to appear for a second day of questioning concerning the martial law declaration made on December 3. The state anti-corruption agency, known as the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), disclosed that Yoon’s lawyer informed the agency just ten minutes before the scheduled questioning at 2 p.m. that Yoon would not attend.



In a related development, the Bank of Korea (BOK) decided to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at 3 percent. Despite challenges such as the weak local currency and political instability, exacerbated by the martial law situation and uncertainties from the Trump administration, the BOK’s monetary policy committee opted to maintain the current rate during its meeting in Seoul.



Meanwhile, in the realm of entertainment, Chae Kyoung-sun, the production designer of the acclaimed Netflix series “Squid Game,” shared insights into the upcoming season. Initially, she considered introducing new visual elements to surpass the first season’s designs, but later chose to align her work more closely with the script, she explained in an interview in Seoul.



On the sports front, Ryu Seung-min, newly elected president of the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee (KSOC), expressed his commitment to being the most industrious leader in the committee’s history. Ryu, a former table tennis star, won the presidential election against Lee Kee-heung, securing 417 out of 1,209 votes.

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