South Korean President Stonewalls Investigators as Protesters Seek His Immediate Removal

President Yoon’s failure to cooperate with investigators despite passage of an impeachment motion last Saturday by the national assembly ushers in what looks like the climactic phase of the effort to oust him from office completely.

South Korean Presidential Office/Yonhap via AP
President Yoon speaks at the presidential residence at Seoul, December 14, 2024. South Korean Presidential Office/Yonhap via AP

Impeached and accused of insurrection, South Korea’s president is fighting to cling to his post in the face of mass protests calling for him to quit immediately.

Stonewalling to the end, President Yoon has ordered his security people to close the doors to attempts to find incriminating documents while refusing to show up for questioning by multiple teams of investigators.

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