Yoon was stripped of his duties by parliament over the weekend following his short-lived December 3 martial law declaration, which plunged the country into its worst political turmoil in decades.
“President Yoon did not appear for his summons today,“ a CIO official told AFP.
“While we do not consider the insurrection charges to be legally valid, we will comply with the investigation,“ Seok Dong-hyeon of Yoon’s team was quoted as saying.
Yoon’s no-show on Wednesday “will be considered as a failure to comply with the first summons”, a CIO statement said.
Yoon is being investigated by South Korean prosecutors as well as a joint team of police, defence ministry and anti-corruption investigators.
Yoon and some of his inner circle face possible life imprisonment, or even the death penalty, if found guilty. He remains under an international travel ban.
The court on Wednesday ordered Yoon to submit the martial law decree he issued two weeks ago, as well as the records of cabinet meetings held directly before and after the announcement.
The judges have about six months to decide Yoon’s case and a preliminary hearing has been set for December 27, although Yoon is not required to attend.
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