South Korea’s Yoon remains defiant as court begins review of impeachment

Police set up barricades in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, as judges hold its first meeting to review the parliamentary impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol [Jung Yeon-je/AFP]

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has rebuffed investigators, who are seeking answers over his failed bid to declare martial law, as the country’s Constitutional Court begins a parallel process of deciding whether he should be removed from office.

Prosecutors issued Yoon with a second summons on Monday for questioning over insurrection and abuse of power allegations after he “refused to comply” with a similar request on Sunday.