Former President Yoon Suk-yeol has continued to evade attendance at the hearing investigating the Itaewon disaster, which occurred on October 29, 2022. Despite the request from the Special Investigation Committee, which was formed to clarify the circumstances surrounding the tragedy, Yoon has repeatedly declined to participate in the hearing scheduled for the 13th and 14th of this month. During a visit by the committee to the Seoul Correctional Facility in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, where he is currently incarcerated, Yoon denied their request for a meeting, further complicating any potential accountability tied to his role as the national leader during the incident.