A Seoul court is set to review the legality of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention at the request of his lawyers after investigators took him into custody over his short-lived imposition of martial law, judicial sources said Thursday.
On Wednesday, Yoon's legal representatives filed for the review with the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul after investigators detained him for questioning over his martial law declaration on Dec. 3.
Investigators said Yoon's detention period of 48 hours has been temporarily put on hold as the court holds a session of reviewing the legality of his detainment.
The court is scheduled to hold a session to review the legality of Yoon's detention at 5 p.m. Thursday, according to the sources.
It has 48 hours since receiving the request to make a decision by questioning the suspect and considering evidence presented by investigators. If it finds Yoon's detention unlawful, he will be released from custody.
Investigators, led by the state anti-corruption agency, questioned Yoon for 10 hours the previous day before he spent the night at a detention center. They are set to resume questioning him at 2 p.m. (Yonhap)
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