South Korean investigators request that impeached president appear for questioning over martial law

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South Korea impeaches president, eyes charges

Yoon Suk Yeol faces investigations on potential insurrection and abuse of power charges

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South Korea's impeached leader avoids investigators as court begins meeting to determine his fate

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol dodged requests by investigative agencies to appear for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree, as the Constitutional Court began its first meeting Monday on Yoon's case to determine whether to formally unseat or reinstate him.

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South Korea prosecutors to issue second summons for President Yoon Suk Yeol

Prosecutors said on Sunday that they plan to issue a second summons for President Yoon Suk Yeol after he did not comply with the first one in the midst the investigation into his short-lived declaration of martial law. According to local media, prosecutors issued a summons on December 11 for the President to appear on Sunday at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office for questioning. If Yoon decides not to comply with the second summons, p…

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The South Korean Prosecutor's Office has again called on the President, Yoon Suk Yeol, to testify this Monday that he has been suspended from office following a motion for dismissal approved by Parliament during the weekend in response to the declaration in early December of martial law, a measure that was in force only a few hours.The summons is part of the open investigation against him for alleged insurrection and abuse of power after having …

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North Korea reports on Yoon’s impeachment two days after National Assembly vote

North Korea reported on the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday, denouncing him as a “ringleader of rebellion” less than two days after he was stripped of his powers for imposing martial law. State media’s relatively rapid coverage of lawmakers’ vote to impeach Yoon on Saturday likely reflected Pyongyang’s desire to get […]

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South Korea's Yoon resists questioning over failed martial law bid

SEOUL - Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol resisted investigators' calls on Monday for him to answer questions over his failed bid to declare martial law this month.