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Special Counsel’s Second Attempt to Summon Yoon Suk Yeol Fails, Phone Forensics Requested

The special counsel is considering an indictment without new in-person interrogation following two unsuccessful attempts to summon the detained former president

Overview

  • Yoon Suk Yeol remains held at Seoul Detention Center under a court-issued warrant for insurrection and related charges stemming from his failed December martial law declaration.
  • After citing health and detention-center conditions, Yoon defied a written summons and then twice rebuffed forcible-transfer orders beginning July 14 and again July 15.
  • Correctional officers reported they could not use physical coercion against Yoon due to his status as a former president, preventing either forcible transfer.
  • Special counsel has requested a forensic examination of the iPhone seized during a July 11 raid to review calls with key figures in the case.
  • Prosecutors are reviewing alternative questioning methods and may proceed to indict Yoon without further face-to-face interviews if refusals continue.