A Ministry of Justice minivan, presumed to be carrying impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at the Seoul Western District Court on Jan. 18, 2025, for a hearing on his formal arrest over a botched attempt to impose martial law.

Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol once again refused to appear for questioning on Friday, the third day of his detention, as investigators requested he be formally placed under arrest, the country's Yonhap news agency reported.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a court hearing on Saturday to fight a request by investigators to extend his detention on accusations of insurrection, his lawyer said. Yoon on Wednesday became the country's first sitting president to be arrested,