The above information was released one day after Mr. Yoon on December 29 for the third time refused the request to appear for questioning, related to the investigation into the case he declared martial law in early December. Investigations The officer applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. Yoon on charges of abuse of power.
Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
According to Yonhap News Agency, the fact that Mr. Yoon continuously ignored requests to appear made the investigation agency want to take a tougher step, which is to ask the court to approve an arrest warrant for the suspended president. The Korean Corruption Investigation Agency for High-ranking Officials (CIO) has repeatedly sent requests to Mr. Yoon in recent weeks, and three times is usually considered the maximum limit for an individual to voluntarily appear, before when judicial authorities take coercive action.
CIO Director Oh Dong-woon said the agency will send an official document to warn the presidential office, if security forces hinder the process of arresting Mr. Yoon.
After the promulgation of martial law on the night of December 3, President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the National Assembly on December 14 and suspended from office. The then interim president, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, was also impeached on December 27. Currently, Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok holds the position of acting President of Korea.
Previously, speaking on television on December 7 (4 days after declaring martial law), President Yoon affirmed that he would not avoid legal and political responsibility for his actions.
