Court says it may allow filming of Yoon's trial if new request is submitted

The court presiding over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s trial on insurrection-related charges said it may consider approving courtroom filming if a new request is properly submitted, explaining that a previous request was denied due to procedural delays, according to the Kyunghyang Shinmun on Monday. The Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Division 25, presided by Judge Ji Gwi-yeon, addressed the issue during Yoon’s ongoing trial. “Two filming requests were recently submitted, but they came in too late,” the court said. “We were unable to follow the necessary procedure and ask the defendant, so the requests were dismissed. If another request is filed later, we will follow the proper process and determine whether to approve it.” Earlier, the court had rejected a filming request submitted Friday by the Judicial Press Corps. Under Supreme Court regulations on courtroom access and filming, internal courtroom filming is only permitted if the defendant consents or if the court determines that public interest outweighs the need for consent. In the past, the first trial appeaWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times