Detained South Korean President Jung Suk-jeol has again refused to appear for questioning in connection with an investigation into the imposition of martial law. The court received a request to extend the detention period, in which investigators accused Jun of coup d’état.
The third day of interrogation by the investigators of the Office for the prosecution of corruption among senior officials (CIO) should be at 10 o’clock local time (2 p.m. in Poland). “The president will not appear at the CIO today,” Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer and long-time friend of Jung Suk-jeol, told Yonhap news agency.
On Friday afternoon, the CIO, as previously announced, applied to Seoul’s Western District Court for a formal arrest warrant, accusing Jun of masterminding a coup and abuse of power in connection with the imposition of a short-lived martial law. December 3. The CIO cited the seriousness of the alleged offenses and the risk of their recurrence as reasons for seeking the sentence.
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Article 84 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea states that “the president shall not be held criminally liable during his term of office, unless he has committed a coup d’état or treason.”
President Jun did not show up for the third day of YONHAP/PAP/EPA hearings
President Jun was arrested
Yonhap explains that under South Korean law, a suspect can be detained for 48 hours on a warrant. A formal arrest warrant is required to detain a suspect for up to 20 days.
Jun was detained by the CIO and police at the presidential residence on Wednesday morning and then subjected to more than 10 hours of questioning, during which he maintained his right to remain silent. June declined to appear before investigators on Thursday, citing, among other things, health issues.
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On Thursday, Jun’s lawyers filed a petition with the Seoul Central District Court to review the legality of his detention, but the court denied it that same evening.
Jun also failed to appear at the Constitutional Court hearing, which will decide whether to approve the impeachment motion passed by the National Assembly (parliament) on December 14 or reinstate him.
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