SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's anti-corruption investigative body on Thursday asked President Yoon Suk-yeol to appear for questioning on Dec. 29 over his martial law imposition.

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said in a short notice that it delivered the third summons by express mail and e-mail to the presidential office and residence, calling for Yoon to appear at the CIO office at 10:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) Sunday.

The CIO launched a joint investigation unit with the National Office of Investigation (NOI) and the defense ministry's investigative headquarters to look into Yoon's insurrection and other charges.

Yoon rejected the previous calls to appear for questioning on Dec. 18 and 25, while having yet to submit documents for the appointment of his defense counsel.

Yoon said in a televised address on Dec. 12 that he will not avoid his legal and political responsibility for the martial law he declared on the night of Dec. 3 but was revoked by the National Assembly hours later.

The impeachment motion against Yoon was passed in 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. Enditem

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