Protesters storm S Korea court after president’s detention extended

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  • Protesters storm S Korea court after president’s detention extended

SUPPORTERS of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stormed a Seoul court Sunday after a judge extended the impeached leader’s
detention over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law.
Yoon said he was “deeply shocked and saddened” by the pre-dawn attack on the court, where his supporters smashed windows and doors.
Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the Seoul Western District Court in a show of support Saturday for the president, who became South Korea’s first sitting head of state to be arrested in a dawn raid this week.
AFP journalists saw hundreds of police officers charge into the court, with the force arresting dozens and denouncing an “intolerable
illegal and violent incident”. — AFP

Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar