South Korea court rejects ex-leader Yoon's request to be freed while under martial law probe, media says

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at Seoul High Prosecutor's Office to attend questioning after being summoned as part of a probe by a special prosecutor into his botched attempt to declare martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean court rejected ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol's request to be freed from prison on Friday, Newsis news agency said, denying his argument that his detention during an investigation into his bid to impose martial law was unlawful.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee and Jack Kim; editing by Philippa Fletcher)