On Wednesday, suspended president Yoon Suk Yoel did not respond to a second summon by South Korea’s anti-corruption authorities, who have been investigating his declaration of martial law early this month along with prosecutors.
The summoning on 10 a.m. of 25 December issued by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials was the second time Yoon ignored their summons, following the first call the previous week.
Yonhap news agency reported that an agency official said that they would continue to wait for Yoon on Wednesday, since the case needed to be reviewed further before issuing an arrest warrant.
Yoon’s opponent has criticized his repeated refusal of the summon for questioning and call for his arrest, raising concerns over the possibility of Yoon destroying the evidence.
During a televised address on 7 December, Yoon said that he would not avoid his responsibility for the action.
Yoon was impeached on 14 December by the parliament for martial law and must face a trial in the Constitutional court to determine his status as the president.
Investigation has been launched by both parties including the police, aiming to charge Yoon and some other officials with insurrection, abuse of power, and other crimes.
