Prosecutors push for Yoon's detention

South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol appeared yesterday at a Seoul court, which was considering a special prosecutor's request to detain him as part of a probe into his botched bid to impose martial law.

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The Seoul Central District Court began hearing arguments from the special counsel team investigating Mr Yoon's martial law decree in December and from Mr Yoon's legal team on the request to detain the deposed president over allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice.

After the hearing, Mr Yoon will await the court's decision at the Seoul Detention Center, about 20km south of the capital, the special prosecutor said.

Mr Yoon, who was wearing a dark navy suit and a red tie, did not answer questions from reporters as he entered the court building.