Netizens are reacting strongly to Yoon Suk Yeol’s refusal to appear for the prosecutor’s investigation, citing “incomplete lawyer appointment" as his reason.

President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been summoned by prosecutors over allegations of leading an insurrection, has reportedly declined to appear due to the incomplete formation of his legal team.

He had previously decided to appoint Kim Hong Il, the former chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, as one of his lawyers. However, the overall composition of his defense team remains unresolved.

The Prosecutors’ Special Investigation Headquarters on Martial Law (headed by Park Se Hyun, Chief of the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office) requested President Yoon to appear at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on the morning of December 15 to respond to the charges. However, Yoon’s representatives informed the prosecution that he would not comply with the request, citing the incomplete status of his legal team.

Currently, President Yoon is working to appoint lawyers for two key cases: the criminal case involving insurrection charges and the impeachment trial proceedings at the Constitutional Court. For the criminal case, he plans to form a team of five to six lawyers, including former prosecutors such as Kim Hong Il. For the impeachment trial, he is reportedly seeking lawyers with experience as constitutional court justices or research officers at the Constitutional Court.

The prosecution has issued a second summons for December 16. Should Yoon refuse to appear again, they plan to discuss further measures to secure his presence.

Netizens have been quick to criticize Yoon’s actions, pointing out his earlier statements suggesting he might “represent himself” in legal proceedings. Many are mocking him, urging him to “do it himself” given his background as a former prosecutor. Others suspect this might be a deliberate tactic to delay the impeachment process.

Reactions include:

"Do it yourself~~~~"

"Didn't he say he'd handle it himself?"

"He said he'd do it on his own."

"How did he even work as a prosecutor???"

"He's frustrating us again."

"Who would want to defend you?"

"Handle it yourself."

"I'm really curious ㅋㅋㅋㅋ who would defend a traitor?"

"You said you'd do it yourself ㅋ"

"You said you'd handle it yourself."

"Do it yourself. You studied law, didn't you? ㅋㅋ"

"Do it yourself."

"I feel really bad for the Public defender who might have to defend him"

"Stop stalling."

"Didn't you say you'd handle it yourself?"

"He's going to stall endlessly."

"Isn't this just delaying tactics??? Can he even skip like this in the first place?"

"Looks like he'll use every trick in the book. Drag him out by force—wasn't that what he was always doing with search warrants?"

"I heard somewhere that with his personality, he might try to stall indefinitely. For example, he could request thousands of soldiers who were deployed as witnesses one by one...
Legally, a verdict is supposed to come within 180 days, but there’s no clause for what happens if it's delayed, so he could stretch it for a year, two years, or even ten years.
And since impeachment is the most serious matter, the Constitutional Court usually has to accept almost all requests, which makes it even easier to stall."

What are your thoughts?

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