Third parliamentary hearing on insurrection allegations takes place after committee fails to question Yoon, Kim on-site

The National Assembly's special committee investigating the Yoon administration over allegations of planning an insurrection is holding its third hearing on Thursday morning.

The committee has called 25 witnesses including President Yoon Suk Yeol, Acting President Choi Sang-mok, and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, to testify at today's hearing.

However, nine of them, including Yoon and Kim, submitted notices of absence.

This comes a day after a parliamentary attempt, led by the main opposition party, to question Yoon and Kim at their respective detention centers failed as both refused to participate. The ruling party also boycotted those questioning attempts.

The committee's investigation is scheduled to end on February 13th, but the opposition is considering pushing for an extension, citing the absence of key witnesses in previous hearings.