Authorities responsible for the investigation filed the request with a Seoul court, according to a statement. That’s because Yoon, who is facing impeachment proceedings, refused to appear for questioning for a third time on Sunday.
Ousted by parliament on December 14, Yoon Suk-yeol is currently suspended pending the Constitutional Court’s decision on whether to validate the MPs’ decision, and is banned from leaving the country.
The leader is being investigated for rebellion, a crime punishable by death, for imposing martial law on December 3 and sending the army into parliament, before backing down a few hours later under pressure from MPs and the population who took to the streets. to manifest.
According to local media, Yoon, 64, also refuses to accept summons sent by the Constitutional Court, which held a first hearing on the case on Friday. The Court has six months to confirm or nullify Yoon’s impeachment.
If you opt for the first option, the presidential elections will have to be held within two months. On the political front, the acting interim president since mid-December, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, was also removed from office on Friday after lawmakers accused him of trying to obstruct the investigation into what they considered an attempted coup. Yoon State.
The new acting head of state, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, has vowed to “end the unprecedented government crisis” in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
*With Lusa
