Seoul: A special counsel team will make its second attempt to execute a warrant to detain jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday to bring him in for questioning over election meddling allegations involving him and his wife, judicial sources said.
According to Yonhap News Agency, special counsel Min Joong-ki's team will make the attempt at the Seoul Detention Center, where Yoon is currently in custody over his failed attempt to impose martial law in December. The warrant for Yoon is set to expire at the end of Thursday.
Min's team, which is investigating various corruption allegations involving Yoon's wife, Kim Keon Hee, tried to bring in the former president last Friday for questioning over allegations he and his wife meddled in candidate nominations for the 2022 parliamentary by-elections. However, Yoon resisted the team's attempt to execute the detention warrant by lying on the floor of his prison cell wearing only his underwear, according to the special counsel.
The Ministry of Justice has expressed its support for the special counsel's efforts. On Wednesday, Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho ordered the Seoul Detention Center to "actively" cooperate with the special counsel's warrant execution.