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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17540373396091754037334922.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"></span></span></span></div><p>This handout from the South Korean Presidential Office via Yonhap taken and released on December 14, 2024 shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul. Handout/South Korean Presidential Office via Yonhap/AFP</p><div><br/></div><p>South Korea&#x27;s impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol lay on his prison cell floor in his underwear to resist attempts to interrogate him, prosecutors said Friday.</p><p>Prosecutors obtained a fresh arrest warrant on Thursday to forcibly bring the former leader in for questioning over allegations of election tampering.</p><p>However, they were &quot;unable to do so due to his strong refusal&quot;, prosecutor Oh Jeong-hee told reporters.</p><p>&quot;The suspect refused arrest while lying on the floor without wearing his prison-issued clothing,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Due to concerns over safety incidents, physical force was withheld, and the execution of the warrant was temporarily suspended.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/10/s-korea-s-disgraced-ex-president-yoon-detained-again-over-martial-law-1058">South Korea&#x27;s disgraced ex-president Yoon detained, again, over martial law</a></div><p>Yoon was wearing &quot;a sleeveless top and prison-issued briefs,&quot; prosecutors said, calling it the &quot;most appropriate way&quot; to describe his attire given the &quot;serious nature of the situation&quot;.</p><p>There was no information on the colour of his underclothing, they added.</p><p>Prosecutors informed Yoon they would have to carry out physical force if necessary in the next attempt.</p><p>Yoon was arrested after he <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2024/12/3/s-korea-president-says-will-lift-martial-law-0525">tried to impose martial law</a> on December 3, sending troops to parliament to prevent lawmakers from voting down his declaration and plunging the country into political turmoil.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2024/12/7/watch-south-korea-president-yoon-apologizes-for-martial-law-declaration-1528">WATCH: South Korea President Yoon apologizes for martial law declaration</a></div><p>He faces a litany of charges, from insurrection to election tampering, but has refused multiple times to appear at his summons.</p><p>Yoon&#x27;s legal team said the prosecutors had shown a &quot;disturbing disregard&quot; for &quot;basic human decency&quot;.</p><p>&quot;The special counsel turned what should have been a press briefing into a stage for personal humiliation,&quot; Yoon&#x27;s lawyer Yoo Jeong-hwa told AFP.</p><p>&quot;What kind of legal institution in a civilised country gives a real-time report and commentary to journalists on a detainee&#x27;s clothing, especially in a cramped cell nearing 40 degrees (Celsius) (104 degrees Fahrenheit)?&quot;</p><p>Yoon&#x27;s lawyers said the former president suffers from &quot;several underlying conditions that pose significant challenges to maintaining his health&quot;, making it difficult for him to fully cooperate with the investigation.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol lay on his prison cell floor in his underwear to resist attempts to interrogate him, prosecutors said Friday.</p>

South Korea's impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol lay on his prison cell floor in his underwear to resist attempts to interrogate him, prosecutors said Friday.

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South Korea's Yoon resists questioning by lying in underwear

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Published Aug 01, 2025 04:37 PM PHT

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