Seoul: Former President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to appear for a special counsel team's second round of questioning regarding his martial law bid this weekend, as confirmed by his lawyers on Wednesday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Yoon has accepted the summons from special counsel Cho Eun-suk to present himself at the office at 9 a.m. on Saturday. This follows his decision to withdraw an earlier request to change the appearance time to 10 a.m. Yoon's lawyers stated that although he may not arrive precisely at 9 a.m., he is committed to testifying, even if delayed by 10 to 20 minutes. The lawyers emphasized that Yoon intends to proactively comply with the summons rather than avoid it.
Earlier, Yoon defied a summons to appear for questioning on Tuesday, citing health issues and the need to prepare for a separate trial on insurrection charges related to his attempt to impose martial law in December. In response, the special counsel team issued another summons for Saturday and indicated that it might seek a warrant to detain Yoon if he fails to comply. Yoon underwent the first round of questioning by the special counsel team last Saturday.