Seoul, June 28 || Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared for questioning by a special counsel team on Saturday over insurrection charges related to his December 3 martial law declaration.
Yoon arrived at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul at 9:56 a.m., two weeks after the special counsel probe was launched and just 85 days after his impeachment.
This marks the ousted President's first appearance before an investigative body in about 5 months, following his arrest and questioning by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) in January.
In addition to his insurrection charges in connection with the failed martial law bid, Yoon is accused of ordering the Presidential Security Service (PSS) to physically block his arrest when the CIO attempted to execute a warrant in January, and directing the PSS to delete records from secure phones used by military commanders shortly after his failed attempt to impose martial law.
Following the martial law bid, Yoon was summoned by the CIO for questioning three times in December but refused to comply.
The CIO attempted to detain him in early January but failed due to a prolonged standoff with presidential security personnel. He ended up being detained on January 15 at the presidential residence in central Seoul, making him the first sitting South Korean President to be arrested.