SEOUL, South Korea –
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.
A joint investigative team involving police, an anti-corruption agency and the Defence Ministry said it wants to question Yoon on charges of rebellion and abuse of power in connection with his ill-conceived power grab.
The team on Monday tried to convey a request to officials at Yoon’s office or residence but they refused to accept it, according to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials.
Agency investigator Son Yeong-jo cited presidential secretarial staff at Yoon’s office as claiming they were unsure whether conveying the request to the impeached president was part of …