Independent prosecutors on Wednesday once again failed to bring him in for questioning related to his Dec. 3 declaration of martial law, following two previous attempts, as Yoon, who has been detained at a remand prison in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province since last week, continues to stall, citing health reasons.
Yoon, who claims he is willing to be questioned at the prison, criticized the prosecutors' requests as mere attempts to "publicly humiliate" him.
According to his lawyers, Yoon has also filed an injunction disputing the legality of his detention, with a court scheduled to decide at a hearing on Friday.
Meanwhile, prosecutors, who have prohibited all visitors except Yoon's lawyers from seeing him, are reportedly considering indicting him without further questioning if he continues to refuse to cooperate, rather than seeking an extension of his detention. Yoon's current detention period ends on Saturday.
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