The embattled leader failed to stand questions for the second time in a week about the brief martial law order.

For the second time in a week, impeached South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol has ignored a subpoena for questioning over his brief declaration of martial law.

Mr Yoon was ordered to go to the Office for the Investigation of Corruption of Senior Officials in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, at 10am on Wednesday, but he was not questioned on suspicion of rebellion and abuse of power.

Yin previously failed to respond to a separate subpoena from prosecutors on December 15.

Mr. Yoon, who served as the country’s top prosecutor before entering politics, has been suspended since December 14. The National Assembly voted 204 to 85 in favor of impeaching him.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court is currently considering whether to support the motion and remove Yoon from office, a step that must be approved by at least six of the nine judges.

The court is scheduled to hold the first public hearing on the matter on December 27, and it could take up to six months to issue a ruling.

If Yin’s removal is confirmed, new elections will be held within two months.

Yoon shocked South Korea with his brief declaration of martial law on December 4, plunging the country into its worst political crisis in decades.

Yin, who said the statement was aimed at combating “anti-state forces,” defended the legality of his actions and promised to “face the investigation fairly” against him.