Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Refuses to Cooperate with Investigators

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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Refuses to Cooperate with Investigators
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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has refused to cooperate with investigators probing his martial law bid, citing health reasons for missing his second day of questioning. Yoon turned himself in to prevent 'unsavoury bloodshed' but maintains the investigation is illegal. Analysts believe investigators will seek to extend his detention as the probe continues.

Yoon Suk Yeol has so far refused to talk with investigators who had prepared a questionnaire of more than 200 pages, according to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials.

Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials and police officers try to enter the presidential residence of Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, Jan 15, 2025. “The general consensus is that there's enough evidence gathered over the past month and a half to first detain him, to indict him and then in court to convict him,” said Hwang Kyung Moon, Korea Foundation professor at the Australian National University.

That seems to be the next strategy of the CIO, Lee told CNA938, adding that legal analysts have predicted that the court would most likely approve the extension.. He claimed he needed to safeguard the nation"from the threats posed by North Korea's communist forces and eliminate anti-state elements". FILE- Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally to oppose his impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. The letters read, "Impeachment is invalid." “He's trying to evoke political sympathy, trying to make himself a victim and the CIO or opposition party as the aggressor,” said Lee.

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