South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol has for the third time in a row failed to heed a summons to appear before law enforcement authorities.

The conservative leader was stripped of his duties by parliament on December 14, following a short-lived martial law declaration that plunged the country into its worst political crisis in decades

South Korean lawmakers impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, two weeks after parliament voted to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol, further escalating tensions in South Korea.