Yoon supporters storm Seoul court after his detainment period is extended

Protesters smash windows after officials cite concerns the impeached president could destroy evidence if released

A South Korean court has extended the detention of the impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday citing concerns he could destroy evidence linked to his martial law declaration, enraging his supporters, who attacked the court building.

Hundreds of pro-Yoon protesters smashed windows and broke down doors to enter the court after the decision was announced, chanting the name of the president, who plunged South Korea into its worst political chaos in decades with his bid to suspend civilian rule.

AFP reporters saw hundreds of police entering the building, and one officer from Seoul’s Mapo district separately told AFP it was an “unfolding” situation.

Investigators arrive at home of South Korean president to arrest him

Officials from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), which is leading a joint team of investigators that include the police and prosecutors, had arrived at the gates of Yoon’s compound shortly after 7am (22.00 GMT Thursday), according to Reuters witnesses.

Yonhap News Agency reported that about 3,000 police had been mobilised in preparation.

Media reports said the CIO vehicles did not immediately enter the compound.

Yoon Suk Yeol, whose supporters are trying to deny access to his home, is under investigation for attempting to impose martial law

South Korea reacts to impeachment: Celebrations in Seoul after motion passes

In Seoul, protests demanding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s resignation have shifted into celebrations. After two and a half years marked by a sharp decline in his popularity, Yoon’s future now lies with the Constitutional Court. Public discontent and political tension have been rising, leading to widespread demonstrations

'Act of governance': South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol defends martial law attempt

South Korea's president has defended his martial law decree and denied rebellion charges: 'How can the constitutional decision and act of governance by a president, who saw it as the only option, be an act of rebellion?'

Because the opposition Democratic party controls The National Assembly and with that comes their right not to enact his policies.  Yoon-Suk yeol believed it was his right to end democratic rule in South Korea in the name of his own self interests. 

South Korea's president declares emergency martial law

 Ruling party and opposition both vow to block declaration - report

The Yonhap News Agency is reporting that the leader of South Korean opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, has said the declaration of martial law is unconstitutional.

Yonhap is also reporting that Han Dong-hoon, the head of the ruling People Power Party - of which President Yoon Suk Yeol is a member - has also vowed to block the declaration, describing it as "wrong".

What is martial law?

In brief, martial law is a temporary rule by military authorities in a time of emergency, when the civil authorities are deemed unable to function.

The implementation of martial law can have legal impacts, such as the suspension of normal civil rights and the extension of military law.

Martial law is, in theory, temporary but it may continue indefinitely.

South Korea's president declares emergency martial law

In the last half hour, the president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, has declared martial law.

In an unannounced late night television address he says the move is necessary to protect the country from North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements.

to eliminate anti-state elements.

The above sentence tells you that Yoon-Suk yeol views those that disagree with him as enemies of the state. It would to the arrest and imprisonment of anyone who opposes what's just happened.