The temporarily removed South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol is defending his right to remain silent and refusing to attend the interrogation scheduled for today. This comes a day after his spectacular arrest on charges of attempting to impose martial law in early December, Agence France-Presse and Yonhap reported, citing his lawyer, quoted by BTA.
Yoon, who became the first sitting South Korean head of state to be arrested, is also not expected to attend the Constitutional Court hearing, which is part of the impeachment proceedings.
After an initial unsuccessful search in early January, officers from the South Korean Corruption Investigation Service and the police were able to enter the residence where the former prosecutor had been hiding for weeks early yesterday morning. His home is located in an elite Seoul neighborhood.
Yoon Suk-yeol, who was removed from office by parliament and investigated for "sedition" - a crime punishable by death - was questioned for hours. However, he exercised his right to remain silent before being transferred to a detention center.