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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Kang Jin-kyu, Hieun SHIN

S. Korea's Yoon Given Until Saturday To Appear For Questioning: Yonhap

Protesters wave light sticks with placards reading 'Arrest Insurrectionist Yoon Suk Yeol!' during a rally calling for the ouster of the South Korean president (Credit: AFP)

South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday told impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to appear by the weekend for questioning over his failed martial law bid or face possible arrest, the Yonhap news agency said.

Yoon, suspended from office by parliament on Saturday, is being investigated over alleged insurrection by both South Korean prosecutors and a joint team of police, defence ministry and anti-corruption investigators.

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