Supporters of South Korea’s suspended president stormed a Seoul courthouse early on Sunday morning after a judge extended Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention on charges of insurrection and abuse of power.
More than 40,000 people had gathered outside the Seoul Western District Court on Saturday evening in a show of support for Yoon as investigators sought to extend his detention. He was arrested on Wednesday over a failed attempt to impose martial law last month.
After a judge issued the extension at around 3am local time, dozens of supporters broke through police barricades and stormed the building, according to the South Korean police, smashing windows and doors and blasting fire extinguishers at officers guarding the courthouse entrance.