Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
SEOUL, June 26 (Xinhua) — The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday refused to issue an arrest warrant for former South Korean President Yoon Seok-yol requested a day earlier by the special prosecutor investigating the martial law case, local media reported.
The independent investigation team led by Cho Eun-seok, which is handling the case on sedition and other charges against the politician, told reporters that the court rejected the request for a warrant because Yoon Seok-yeol’s side said he was ready to appear for questioning at the special prosecutor’s first request.
The former president and his lawyer were notified to appear for questioning on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. local time.
On June 19, Yoon Seok-yeol ignored a police summons for a third time in a case involving his order to thwart an attempted arrest in January by presidential security forces and delete information from secure phones given to three military commanders.
Let us recall that Yun Seok-yol was detained in the presidential administration building on January 15. On January 26, while in custody, he was charged with organizing a rebellion. However, on March 8, the politician was released after the prosecutor’s office decided not to appeal the court’s decision.
On April 4, the Constitutional Court upheld a motion to impeach Yun Seok-yul over the attempted imposition of martial law last December, formally removing him from office. –0–