South Korea's joint investigation team will on Wednesday summon impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol on charges of rebellion and abuse of power, several media organisations reported on Monday.

At the same time, the Parliament of South Korea passed the impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-Yol on Saturday (14 December 2024). A total of 300 MPs participated in the voting for this motion. In this, 204 MPs voted in favor of impeachment and 85 voted against it.

The team was scheduled to deliver a summons to the presidential office asking Yoon to appear for questioning on December 18, as part of an investigation into Yoon's imposition of martial law, Xinhua news agency reported.

The team comprises the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO), National Investigation Office (NOI) and the Investigation Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence for high-ranking officials.

Yoon will face impeachment

A second motion to impeach Yoon was passed in the National Assembly on Saturday and sent to the Constitutional Court for deliberation for 180 days, during which Yoon's presidential powers will be suspended.

Yun declared emergency martial law on the night of December 3, but it was repealed by the National Assembly a few hours later.

Investigative agencies had named Yoon as a suspect on charges of subversion and he was barred from leaving the country.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has reportedly failed to comply with a summons from prosecutors investigating him on charges including rebellion, as he is being impeached after declaring martial law.

Yoon did not come for questioning

According to Yonhap news agency, Yoon was sent a summons on Wednesday asking him to appear for questioning on Sunday at 10 a.m. local time, but he did not appear.

Yoon and other senior officials are being investigated on possible charges of rebellion, abuse of power and obstructing people from exercising their rights.

Prosecutors, who are also seeking arrest warrants for senior military officials including the head of the army's Special Warfare Command and the head of the Capital Defense Command, plan to issue another summons for the president, Yonhap news agency said.

News of the president's absence comes a day after South Korean lawmakers voted to impeach him over his failed attempt to declare martial law nearly two weeks ago, plunging the country into its worst political turmoil in decades.

In an emergency televised address to the nation late on December 3, Yun announced he was imposing martial law and accused the opposition of crippling the government through "anti-state activities".

The court will decide on Yoon

Martial law lasted only six hours, and hundreds of soldiers and police officers sent by Yoon to the National Assembly left after the president's order was overturned. There was no major violence during this period.

Yoon's powers have been suspended until the Constitutional Court decides whether to remove him from office or reinstate him. If Yoon is removed, a national election must be held within 60 days to choose his successor.

The court will begin considering the case on Monday and has up to 180 days to issue a ruling. But observers say a decision could come sooner.