Yoon, who has been held at the Seoul Detention Center since his second arrest Thursday, was summoned for a questioning originally scheduled for Friday afternoon, but did not appear after submitting a written reason for absence to special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team.

Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, re-arrested over trying to impose martial law, skips trial citing health reasons. Facing life imprisonment if convicted, Yoon's new charges add to South Korea's political turmoil under the new president's special investigations.

SEOUL: The Seoul Detention Center, where former president Yoon Suk Yeol is currently detained, has been overwhelmed by calls from his supporters demanding the installation of air-conditioning for Yoon,

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol returned to a solitary jail cell on Thursday after a court approved a warrant sought by prosecutors