According to Yonhap’s report, Yoon did not go to the CIO, which called him to testify until 10:00 local time today due to the short-lived declaration of martial law on December 3.
Yesterday, officials conducting a joint investigation of the General Directorate of Security, the Ministry of Defense and the CIO against senior government officials regarding the declaration of martial law, called Yoon to testify again. The investigation team is examining accusations of attempted insurrection and abuse of power against Yoon.
It was stated that the CIO was considering issuing a court order to detain Yoon for up to 48 hours if he continued to ignore calls without a valid reason.
Although Yoon was summoned by the prosecutor’s office on December 15 and 16, he did not go to testify, citing various reasons.
– DECLARATION OF MARTIAL LAW IN SOUTH KOREA
President Yoon Suk Yeol, in his televised speech on the night of December 3, declared martial law on the grounds that “the opposition was involved in anti-state activities”, but he took a step back after the parliament lifted the decision in its vote and was subsequently approved by the Council of Ministers.
Yoon accused the opposition of “obstructing the government from functioning” and argued that martial law “aims to eliminate pro-North Korean forces and preserve the constitutional order of freedom.”
Following the declaration of martial law, the Ministry of Defense instructed the commanders in the army to meet and called for vigilance. On the other hand, it was reported that soldiers assigned as “martial law troops” entered the National Assembly.
The motion to lift the martial law decision in the emergency session held in the National Assembly was accepted with the votes of 190 deputies. The Office of the President of the National Assembly announced that martial law became “nullified” after the vote.
Thereupon, Yoon gathered the Council of Ministers and announced that he had ended martial law after the approval of the cabinet.
The proposal submitted by the main opposition Democratic Party and 5 small opposition parties to the Parliament to dismiss Yoon on the grounds that the declaration of martial law was unconstitutional was rejected because the qualified majority could not be reached in the voting on December 7.
The second proposal submitted by the opposition parties for the same reason was accepted in the voting on December 14, this time with a qualified majority. Yoon, whose dismissal was requested by the Parliament, was temporarily suspended from office until the decision of the Constitutional Court, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was appointed as proxy.
Source: www.star.com.tr
