"It's hard to attend Christmas"...The joint investigation failed again.

President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to comply with the second notification of subpoena in the joint newspaper
"Impeachment court priority over closed investigation of investigative agencies {President ∀}Yoon refused to summon prosecutors on the 15th…a transfer of the Airborne Division case
President Yoon has "rejected to take over" both times of the summons notification of the cooperation.

[Anchor]
Yoon Suk Yeol's president said it is difficult to respond to the second summons notification from the high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office.

He stressed that the impeachment trial takes precedence over the investigation, but if he refuses to comply with the summons of the joint investigation following the prosecution, it is expected to be considered "rejected to the investigation."

Reporter Shin Ji-won reports.

[Reporter]
President Yoon Suk Yeol is also expected to refuse to comply with the second summons notification of the Joint Investigation Headquarters, which was set up by the police and the high-ranking government official's criminal investigation office.Lawyer Seok Dong-hyun, who is in charge of legal advice for the president

Yoon, met with reporters for two consecutive days and said it is difficult to respond to the 'Christmas investigation'.

[Seok Dong-hyun / Yoon Suk Yeol Presidential Legal Adviser: Isn't it difficult to attend tomorrow (25th)?]. The conditions were not yet in place. After the impeachment proceedings are a bit of a strand....]

It is said that standing in an open impeachment court is a priority rather than attending an investigative agency and being investigated behind closed doors.

In the process, he explained that the positions of both President Yoon and the National Assembly will be organized and publicized.

[Seok Dong-hyun / Yoon Suk Yeol Presidential Legal Adviser: This is not a matter to explain to the investigator whether it is a civil war or not. I think it is a priority to explain this part in a way that the public can know through the media....]

{President Yoon refused to comply with the prosecution's request for summons on the 15th, and the case was later transferred to the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigations Unit.

The summons notice of the publication of the publication has not even been served, but if he does not attend again this time following the 18th, it can be considered a "refusal to investigate."

Military generals, including former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, have already been arrested, and State Council members have been investigated by prosecutors and police.

President Yoon, who said he would fulfill his legal responsibilities, said he would focus on the impeachment trial rather than the investigation
Some predict that the full-fledged investigation into President
will not begin until after the year has passed.

I'm Shin Jiwon of YTN.

Filmmaker: Choi Sung-hoon
Video editing: Eunji Kang