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South Korean investigators issue summons to Yoon, question Prime Minister Han NHK

A South Korean joint investigation team, including police, has issued a summons to impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol to appear for questioning next week.

It's the second time the joint team has made the request. It also did so on Wednesday.

The team announced on Friday that it sent the summons via express mail and electronically to Yoon to appear for questioning at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, or CIO, at 10 a.m. next Wednesday.

Yonhap News Agency said the team is looking at charges of insurrection and abuse of power against Yoon.

The news agency also said the CIO plans to consider filing for a court warrant to detain Yoon if he continues to ignore the summons without valid grounds.

The investigation team also said on Friday that they had questioned Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and eight others who had attended a Cabinet meeting Yoon held shortly before he declared martial law early this month.

Han, who concurrently serves as acting president, had told the National Assembly last week that all the Cabinet members who were present at the meeting opposed Yoon's martial law declaration.

The team is accelerating their probe and considering questioning Cabinet members and others again.
Summary
South Korean joint investigation team summons impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol for questioning on charges of insurrection and abuse of power. This is the second summons, issued via express mail and electronically. The Corruption Investigation Office may seek a court warrant to detain Yoon if he
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ID: cafda5dd-df94-45cb-a29c-ef4b32d52f59

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241220_19/

Date: Dec. 20, 2024

Created: 2024/12/21 07:00

Updated: 2025/12/08 07:44

Last Read: 2024/12/21 08:35