25 Dec 2024 Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has defied a summons to appear for questioning over his short-lived declaration of martial law for the second time in a week. Yoon did not appear for questioning on suspicion of insurrection and abuse of power after being ordered to attend the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, at 10am on Wednesday. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Taiwan struggles to reconcile climate ambitions and chip manufacturing list 2 of 4 US government agency targeting foreign disinformation shuts down list 3 of 4 Israeli forces kill at least 8 in occupied West Bank raids, drone strikes list 4 of 4 IMF, Egypt reach deal to unlock $1.2bn to shore up strained public finances end of list Yoon previously failed to respond to a separate summons by prosecutors on December 15. Yoon, who served as the country’s top-ranking prosecutor before entering politics, has been suspended from his duties since December 14, when the National Assembly voted for his impeachment in a 204-85 vote. The Constitutional Court of Korea is currently deliberating whether to uphold the motion and remove Yoon from office, a step that must be approved by at least six of nine justices. The court has scheduled its first public hearing on the matter for December 27 and could take up to six months to deliver its ruling.