JAKARTA - The impeached South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, is being investigated by investigators for alleged abuse of power and obstructing the rights of others related to messages that justified his efforts to impose a failed military emergency in 2024.
Yoon, who is currently detained at the Seoul Detention Center, arrived at the special counsel's office in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul. This is the first time he has been questioned by the special counsel team since the team was formed on February 25.
He is suspected of directing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Security Office (NSO) to send messages to allied countries, including the United States, describing his declaration of a state of emergency as a legitimate action.
The messages reportedly stated that the move was a necessary measure to protect democracy and face pro-North Korean forces.
NSO is believed to have delivered Yoon's message to the National Intelligence Agency a day after the declaration of a military emergency on December 3, 2024. The message was then translated into English and delivered to a CIA official.
The ongoing investigation is said to focus on Yoon's motives behind the message and the conditions that led to its delivery.
Yoon was removed from his post last year after being found guilty of imposing martial law.
A number of cases have been filed against him, and he is currently serving a life sentence related to the military emergency verdict.
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