Ousted South Korea president protests interrogation by laying flat in his underwear, refusing to move

Published August 1, 2025 11:44am ET



Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is refusing to cooperate with investigators by taking off his clothes and refusing to move.

Special counsel investigators, fulfilling an arrest warrant on allegations of influence-peddling by Yoon, attempted to coax the former leader into voluntary questioning on Friday.

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