"authoritarian backlash"

#12511105

28 June 2025

The underground parking lot of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office remains closed in Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025. Former President Yoon Suk-yeol requests to enter the building through the basement instead of the main gate, but the special counsel investigating his alleged role in an insurrection denies the request, citing the public's right to know. Yoon is required to walk past the media photo line and enter through the main entrance.

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#12511106

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol steps out of a vehicle to appear for a face-to-face interrogation by the special counsel at the office set up at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025. Yoon is under investigation for alleged insurrection.

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#12511107

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol steps out of a vehicle to appear for a face-to-face interrogation by the special counsel at the office set up at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025. Yoon is under investigation for alleged insurrection.

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#12511108

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol steps out of a vehicle to appear for a face-to-face interrogation by the special counsel at the office set up at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025. Yoon is under investigation for alleged insurrection.

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#12511109

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol steps out of a vehicle to appear for a face-to-face interrogation by the special counsel at the office set up at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025. Yoon is under investigation for alleged insurrection.

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#12511110

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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#12511111

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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#12511112

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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#12511113

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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#12511114

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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#12511115

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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#12511116

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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#12511117

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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#12511118

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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#12511119

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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#12511120

28 June 2025

Former President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives at the special counsel's office at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, on June 28, 2025, for a face-to-face interrogation. Yoon, who is under investigation by the special counsel for alleged illegal imposition of martial law and insurrection, once again refuses to answer reporters' questions before entering the office.

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