Roh Moo-hyun and Park Geun-hye accepted the impeachment papers immediately, but President Yoon refused to submit them for a week (South Korea)

South Korean President Yoon Seok-youl has refused to accept impeachment documents from the Constitutional Court for a week, in stark contrast to previous examples of presidential impeachment judges.
According to the legal community on the 22nd, President Yoon has not received documents such as the notice of impeachment hearing acceptance and the request for attendance that the Constitutional Court sent by mail and in person since the 16th.
When mail was sent to the Prime Minister's Office, it was refused by the guards, and when mail was sent to the Presidential Office, it was returned because the recipient was not present.
No preparatory order was issued to request the submission of additional documents. This is a clear difference from the two previous cases of impeachment of a president. In 2004, former president Roh Moo-hyun was impeached on March 12.
The impeachment bill was passed on December 9, and the lawyers' appointment notice and opinion were submitted five days later on the 17th. The impeachment bill was passed on December 9 for the former president Park Geun-hye in 2016.
Immediately after the decision was made, the judges received the documents through the Blue House secretariat within about an hour, and submitted the notice of appointment of the defense team and the response seven days later.
"At the judges' meeting, we reported on the progress of the preparatory procedures and shared our understanding of the situation with all members of the court," he said. The Constitutional Court will announce its final position on the issue of document delivery on the 23rd.
It is said that the following methods are currently under consideration: △ A method in which documents are deemed to have been delivered based on the time they were sent by mail (delivery by mail) △ A method in which documents are delivered directly to the relevant location (retention)
The legal profession has pointed out that President Yoon's refusal to accept the documents may be a strategy aimed at delaying the trial.
There is speculation that President Yoon may take additional legal action. If the impeachment bill is passed, the presidential powers will be suspended under the Constitution, but there are plans to temporarily lift this.
In fact, the recently impeached Board of Audit and Inspection Commissioner Choi Jae-hae and Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office Chief Lee Chang-soo have filed such an application with the Constitutional Court.
However, former President Roh Moo-hyun and former President Park Geun-hye have not attempted to do so, and with Prime Minister Han Deok-soo already running the country as acting president, it has sparked new controversy.
The Constitutional Court plans to hold the first preparatory hearing on the 27th as scheduled. President Yoon, who recently put together a defense team, has appointed them.
If they delay, claim they are "not ready" or fail to show up, delays to the proceedings are likely to be unavoidable.