Seoul: Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team made a renewed attempt on Wednesday to bring former President Yoon Suk Yeol in for questioning regarding his alleged martial law bid. This marks the third attempt, as the previous efforts failed due to Yoon's refusal to cooperate.

According to Yonhap News Agency, instructions were sent a day prior to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, located just south of Seoul, to transfer Yoon to the interrogation room at the Seoul High Prosecutors Office. Yoon has been in detention since his second arrest last Thursday, linked to the charges concerning his attempt to impose martial law in December.

Despite repeated summonses from the special counsel, Yoon has resisted appearing for questioning, citing health issues. This ongoing defiance has fueled speculation that the special counsel may decide to indict Yoon without his testimony or extend his arrest. Assistant special counsel Park Ji-young mentioned that this is among the options under consideration.

Yoon's legal team has criticized the special counsel's insistence on bringing him in, suggesting that questioning could occur at the detention center and labeling the efforts as an attempt to publicly humiliate the former president. In response, the special counsel's team argued that summoning an arrested suspect for questioning is a standard procedure within the criminal justice system.

Yoon faces five key charges, including violating the rights of Cabinet members by selectively involving them in a meeting just before the martial law declaration on December 3. He is also accused of fabricating a false martial law declaration document post-December 3 to legitimize his actions, which was reportedly signed by then Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun before being discarded.

In a separate legal battle, Yoon is on trial for insurrection and abuse of power charges related to the martial law attempt.