Former President Yoon Suk-yeol did not respond to the summons notification on the 12th, the date of the second attendance request from the police special investigation team.
A police official stated that there was no contact by 10 a.m. that day, saying, 'We will wait to see about attendance until the end of business hours.'
Former President Yoon is facing charges of obstructing the execution of public duties by instructing the Presidential Security Service to prevent his arrest and abuse of power for instructing the deletion of sensitive information related to military commanders regarding the martial law on December 7 last year. The police requested that Yoon appear on June 5 for investigation of these charges, but Yoon’s side did not comply. As a result, the police issued a second summons notification to respond to the investigation by that day.
Yoon's attorney, Yoon Gap-geun, submitted a written opinion the day before stating they would not comply with the police's attendance request. They argue that the execution of the arrest warrant by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in January was itself illegal and invalid, and thus the response to the warrant execution cannot be established as a charge. Furthermore, they noted that since relevant suspicions have not been clarified, the attendance request lacks justifiable reasons and needs to be reconsidered after sufficient investigation.
Accordingly, it is expected that the likelihood of a face-to-face investigation of former President Yoon that day will be greatly diminished.
After confirming whether former President Yoon attends that day, the police plan to review the existing investigation details and written opinions to determine their future response, including whether to issue a third attendance request. Typically, if a suspect does not respond to a third summons notification, the investigation agency seeks to secure them through arrest warrants and other means.