Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer for South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, December 19, 2024. [Photo/Agencies]
SEOUL -- South Korea's constitutional court resent an impeachment notice to President Yoon Suk-yeol's residence Thursday after the presidential security service's repeated rejection of receipt, according to multiple media outlets.
The court's spokesperson told reporters that documents relevant to Yoon's impeachment trial, including request to appear in court and schedule for preliminary hearings, were delivered to the presidential office for the second time Wednesday and for the third time earlier in the day.
The presidential security service repeatedly refused to receive the documents, and the constitutional court delivered them to the presidential residence.
Earlier in the day, officials with the constitutional court visited the presidential residence, attempting to pass on the impeachment documents by hand, but the security service refused to receive them again.
The spokesperson noted that the court will announce its position next Monday on whether the documents are seen to be delivered to Yoon.
If Yoon's side continues to reject the receipt, the court can put up the documents in the official gazette and consider it to be delivered.
The second motion to impeach Yoon was passed by the National Assembly on Dec. 14 and was delivered to the constitutional court to deliberate it for up to 180 days, during which Yoon's presidential power will be suspended.
Yoon was named by investigative agencies as a suspect on rebellion charge following his martial law imposition on the night of Dec 3 that was revoked by the National Assembly hours later.
