SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday (De c 17) told impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to appear by the weekend for questioning over his failed martial law bid or face possible arrest, the Yonhap news agency said.
Yoon, suspended from office by parliament on Saturday, is being investigated over alleged insurrection by both South Korean prosecutors and a joint team of police, defence ministry and anti-corruption investigators.
The president and some of his inner circle face possible life imprisonment, or even the death penalty, if found guilty. He remains under a travel ban.
On Tuesday, prosecutors warned Yoon to appear for questioning over his martial law bid by Saturday or face a potential arrest warrant, Yonhap said citing the prosecution.
The joint investigation unit also launched a raid on Yoon’s security service in an attempt to obtain phone records, the news agency said.
The unit had previously asked that the suspended president appear to answer questions on Wednesday but were rebuffed by his office, an official told reporters.
Investigators requested Yoon appear at the office at 10am (9am, Singapore time) for questioning on charges of insurrection and abuse of power, they said.
But the summons “was returned as ‘undelivered'” by the presidential office, they said in a statement.
“The identity of the person who refused to accept it is unknown,” they added.
