Prosecution requests extension of Yoon's detention period until Feb. 6

We start with the prosecution's probe into allegations of insurrection by the president in light of his short-lived martial law on the night of December third.

For details I have Arirang News correspondent Choi Min-jung standing by live at the Prosecutors' Office here in Seoul.

Min-jung first then let's begin with talk about a further extension of the president's detention as sought by prosecutors.

Sunny, the prosecution does not have much time, with a detention deadline approaching, as early as the 26th of January.

And because of the tight schedule,. we just learned moments ago, that the investigation team has already requested with the Seoul Central District Court yesterday. an extension of President Yoon's detention until February sixth.

If approved, that would allow more time for the prosecutors to investigate.

Under such a plan, the prosecution is expected to make every effort to interrogate President Yoon as much as possible.

They also plan to continue the investigation throughout the weekend, and even during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.

Considering past cases of former presidents who were detained, prosecutors will likely visit President Yoon at the Seoul Detention Center for questioning, rather than summoning him to the prosecution office, due to security and confidentiality concerns.

Previously, when former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan, Roh Tae-woo, Park Geun-hye, and Lee Myung-bak were detained, the prosecution conducted their investigations at the prison.

The prosecution is reportedly only willing to question Yoon in person, given the gravity of the case.

And what been the response from his defense team thus far?

Right, the question is whether Yoon will respond to the prosecution's investigation.

President Yoon's legal team said nothing has been decided yet, but did urge the prosecution to comply with proper legal procedures, unlike what they call the "illegal" actions of the CIO.

His lawyer said yesterday that his team will decide on whether to cooperate with the prosecution's potential visit to the detention center after consulting with the president.

He added that many factors, including the prosecution's approach, still need to be considered.

Just to give you a brief background, the prosecution's special investigation team took back the case yesterday, after the anti-corruption agency formally requested that the prosecution take over the investigation.

The case was handed over earlier than planned due to President Yoon's refusal to cooperate with the CIO.

That's all I have for now.

But I'll be back with more on our later newscast.

Back to you, Sunny.

All right Min-jung thank you for the latest on the probe by prosecutors into insurrection charges against the president.