Ex-PM Han attends 1st hearing of insurrection trial

Former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Tuesday attended the first hearing of his trial on charges of abetting former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed imposition of martial law. Han has been indicted on charges of abetting the ringleader of an insurrection in connection with the martial law imposition in December, perjury and falsifying official documents, among other offenses. Upon arriving at the Seoul Central District Court, he entered the building without answering reporters' questions. The hearing will be broadcast online after personal information is anonymized as special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team requested it and the bench approved. Both the special counsel team and Han's side will give opening remarks. An examination of evidence will follow using surveillance camera footage of the presidential office on Dec. 3, when Han allegedly left the Cabinet meeting room with papers printed with the martial law declaration and Yoon's address to the nation. Han was one of the attendees at a Cabinet meeting held shortly before Yoon declared martial law that day. The special counsel team has requesWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times