The South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, whose powers were suspended as a result of impeachment, did not attend the interrogation by the anti-corruption investigation department regarding the rebellion case. NBC News reported.
The interrogation was supposed to start at 10:00 local time on December 18 at the department's office in Seoul. Prior to this, sending summon papers to the president's representatives and by mail did not yield results. The State Secretary's office and security service did not accept the summon paper due to the lack of relevant powers.
The head of the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department, Oh Don Oon, said the summon papers were deliberately not accepted, and the law enforcement agencies are considering legal measures. Currently, the possibility of applying for a warrant to arrest the president is being considered.
Previously, Yoon Suk Yeol did not attend the interrogation by the prosecutor's office, which is conducting a parallel investigation. The agency has formalized the second summon paper scheduled for December 21.
The South Korean parliament voted on December 14 to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol because of the imposition of martial law in the country on December 3. After the martial law was lifted, the president was accused of instigating a rebellion.
The president's wife is under investigation
The National Assembly (parliament) of South Korea has adopted a bill to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the case related to the manipulation of valuable securities by the president's wife, Kim Gon Hee. The accusations against her include artificially manipulating the stock prices of Deutsche Motors and Sambu Toeagan, accepting bribes, matters related to the sponsorship of Covana Content, “accepting luxurious bags”, interfering in elections, disclosing state secrets, and other cases.
