SKorea prosecutors renew request for longer detention for impeached leader

The prosecution has made a grave mistake, reducing itself to being the indictment arm of the CIO, and a tool of political interests. Today's indictment of the president has left a lasting blemish on the prosecution's legacy,

the team said in a statement

The prosecution has decided to indict Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing charges of being a ringleader of insurrection,

Democratic Party spokesman Han Min-soo told a press conference

This indictment will provide a sense of relief, reaffirming that the constitutional order is functioning as it should,

said Bae Kang-hoon, co-founder of political think tank Valid

We need to hold not only those who schemed to carry out an illegal insurrection, but also those who instigated it by spreading misinformation,

said lawmaker Han Min-soo

After a comprehensive review of evidence obtained during investigations [prosecutors] concluded that it was only appropriate to indict the defendant,

they said in a statement

Today's indictment of the president will remain as a shame in the history of South Korean prosecutors that they cannot erase,

Yoon's defense team said in a statement

Yoon's declaration of martial law cannot be recognized as insurrection,

they said in a statement

With the court's rejection of the extension, prosecutors must now work quickly to formally indict Yoon to keep him behind bars,

Yoo Jung-hoon, an attorney and political commentator, told AFP

The CIO's investigation itself is illegal and fundamentally null and void,

Yun Gap-geun, his lawyer, told reporters in a press briefing earlier in the day

In light of past cases in which prosecutors conducted supplementary investigations, including raids, over CIO-transferred cases, and regulations of the Criminal Procedure Act, prosecutors' right to a supplementary probe is naturally recognized,

the prosecution said

The prosecution's attempt to request an extension for the arrest warrant directly violates the provisions of law governing the CIO, and adds yet another layer of illegality to an already unlawful process,

the lawyers said in a statement

The judge appears to have determined that there is no justification for further investigation of Yoon and that the prosecution must decide whether to bring charges,

Yoo Jung-hoon, an attorney and political commentator, told AFP