Former President Yoon Suk Yeol didn’t seem Saturday for questioning by a particular counsel workforce over his alleged interference in a navy probe into the 2023 dying of a younger Marine.
Particular counsel Lee Myeong-hyeon’s workforce summoned Yoon, Monday, ordering him to look for questioning at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The particular counsel workforce beforehand demanded his look on Oct. 23, however the former president didn’t comply, citing the trial schedules of his attorneys.
As Yoon defied a second summons, the investigation workforce notified him once more to look for questioning Tuesday.
Yoon, who’s in custody over his failed bid to impose martial legislation in December, is individually accused of abusing his energy and aiding a legal’s flight in reference to the Marine’s case.
Investigators suspect he ordered the presidential workplace and the protection ministry to reverse the preliminary findings of a navy probe into the dying of Cpl. Chae Su-geun with a purpose to relieve a then Marine commander of accountability.
The previous president can also be suspected of serving to former Protection Minister Lee Jong-sup evade accountability by appointing him ambassador to Australia in March 2024.
The late Marine died in July 2023 after being swept away in a swollen stream throughout a search mission for victims of heavy rains, with out carrying correct security gear, resembling a life vest.
