South Korean President Yoon shuns questioning as security tightened after court rampage
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to be questioned as part of an inquiry into whether he committed insurrection, as dozens of his supporters faced arrest over a violent rampage on a court building.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused on Monday to be questioned as part of an investigation into whether he committed insurrection, as dozens of his supporters faced arrest over a violent rampage on a court building.
Authorities said security was being beefed up at the Seoul Detention Center where Yoon is being held as a pre-trial inmate and at the Constitutional Court, which is holding an impeachment trial to decide whether to permanently remove him from office.
Yoon became the first incumbent South Korean president to be arrested last week over his short-lived declaration of martial law on Dec. 3.
On Sunday, he was formally processed for detention, including having his mugshot taken, after a court approved a warrant, citing concern the suspect could destroy evidence.
Following the midnight ruling, angry Yoon supporters stormed the Seoul Western District Court building early on Sunday, destroying property and clashing with police officers who were at times overpowered by a mob wielding broken barricades to attack them.
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