SEOUL, July 11 – South Korea’s arrested former President Yoon Suk Yeol is scheduled to appear for questioning on Monday, July 14, as part of an ongoing special counsel investigation into his alleged attempt to impose martial law while in office.
The special counsel team, led by Cho Eun-suk, confirmed that Yoon has been notified to appear at 2 p.m. Monday. He is currently being held at the Seoul Detention Centre following his second arrest on Thursday.
Yoon had been initially summoned for questioning on Friday but failed to appear, citing health concerns. However, Assistant Special Counsel Park Ji-young stated that facility officials reported no medical issues severe enough to prevent his attendance. Park warned that if Yoon refuses to appear again, investigators may enforce his appearance under the Criminal Procedure Code.
The former president faces five key charges, including bypassing Cabinet protocol by selectively calling members to a meeting just before declaring martial law on December 3. He is also accused of fabricating a martial law document post-declaration to legitimize the move and securing signatures from top officials, including then-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, before discarding the document.
Additional charges involve ordering the Presidential Security Service (PSS) to block investigators attempting to detain him in January and instructing the deletion of call records from secure phones used by military commanders. Yoon also allegedly directed his foreign press spokesperson to distribute false information following the declaration.
This marks Yoon’s second arrest. He was previously detained in January while still in office, but was released in March after a court overturned the arrest. The investigation continues to draw significant public and political attention.
