A Ministry of Justice minivan, presumed to be carrying impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at the Seoul Western District Court on Jan. 18, 2025, for a hearing on his formal arrest over a botched attempt to impose martial law.

A convoy vehicle, likely carrying impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on Jan. 18, 2025, for an arrest warrant hearing at 2 p.m. at the court over his short-lived martial law decree last month. (Yonhap)

Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol once again refused to appear for questioning on Friday, the third day of his detention, as investigators requested he be formally placed under arrest, the country's Yonhap news agency reported.