SEOUL — Officials investigating suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his foiled martial law bid on Friday ordered him to appear before the country's corruption watchdog on Christmas Day — after he disregarded a previous summons this week.
SEOUL — Officials investigating suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his foiled martial law bid on Friday ordered him to appear before the country's corruption watchdog on Christmas Day — after he disregarded a previous summons this week.Conservative leader Yoon was stripped of his duties by parliament last weekend following his short-lived Dec. 3 martial law declaration, which plunged the country into its worst political turmoil in decades.
If Yoon shows up, he will become the first sitting South Korean president to appear before an investigative agency.Yoon failed to attend a hearing he was summoned to on Wednesday and gave no reason for his absence.Prosecutors earlier this week had ordered Yoon to appear for questioning or face possible arrest, but they have handed the case over to the CIO.CIO chief Oh Dong-woon told parliament on Tuesday they were also 'reviewing' whether to issue an arrest warrant.
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