South Korean President Summoned For Second Time

Dec 23, Kathmandu- South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol has refused to appear in court for a second time, the investigation team said on Monday.

Yeol announced martial law (martial law) in South Korea 11 days ago. However, he was forced to reverse the move within hours after widespread protests from the opposition Democratic Party and South Koreans.

On December 14, the South Korean parliament impeached him and removed him from his post regarding this incident. Yun has been impeached and charged with treason because of the drama that shocked South Korea's democratic allies around the world. Because of this accusation, he can be sentenced to life imprisonment or even the death penalty.

The anti-corruption agency, which is investigating Yun's declaration of short-term military rule, has sent letters to his office and residence and sent him two circulars to appear for investigation. “The postal system shows that the presidential office ‘refused’ to understand the circulars sent to him for questioning,” the investigators said in a statement.

The circulars sent electronically were ‘ignored’ by the postal system, which showed that the circulars were sent electronically. In the circulars sent via email, investigators had written to the 64-year-old Prawi leader asking him to appear for questioning at 10 a.m. on Christmas Day.

According to local media, Yun has been called for the mission because traffic and congestion will be reduced.

If Yun appears and cooperates with the investigation as instructed, he will become the first sitting South Korean president to face questioning by the investigation agency. He did not appear at the preliminary hearing last Wednesday and did not provide an explanation for his absence.

If Yun does not appear again next Wednesday, the Corruption Eradication Office may issue an arrest warrant to compel him to appear.

Yun has been suspended after parliament passed an impeachment motion, but the Constitutional Court is investigating whether to uphold his impeachment.

The court has been given about six months to rule. If the court decides to remove him from office, by-elections must be held within two months of the decision.