Seoul, Dec 21
South Korean Police said they have questioned acting President Han Duck-soo over his role in President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched imposition of martial law early this month.
Han was one of nine people the police said they questioned over their attendance at a Cabinet meeting Yoon held shortly before he declared martial law on December 3, news agency reported.
This marks the first time Han has been known to have undergone questioning as a suspect in the probe.
"Of the 12 people who attended the Cabinet meeting, we questioned nine people, excluding President Yoon Suk Yeol, former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho," a police official said.
"Despite the police's continued requests for appearance, the unification minister appeared before the prosecution and underwent questioning there," the official said.
A senior official at the Prime Minister's Office told reporters the questioning took place "before the transition to acting president," suggesting it was on or before Saturday.