Impeached president avoids investigators as court case to decide fate begins

Supporters for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally against his impeachment near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has dodged requests by investigative agencies to appear for questioning over his short-lived martial law decree.

It comes as the Constitutional Court began its first meeting on Monday on Mr Yoon’s case to determine whether to formally unseat or reinstate him.