Ex-President Yoon denies all charges at 1st hearing of new martial law trial

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol denied all charges at his second trial on martial law-related allegations Friday, his first public appearance since being placed under arrest in July. The jailed former president was brought from Seoul Detention Center, just south of the capital, to the Seoul Central District Court ahead of the first hearing, which began at 10:15 a.m. and will be broadcast online after personal information is anonymized. Dressed in a dark navy suit and appearing visibly thinner, he entered the courtroom wearing his inmate number, "3617," on his chest. Standing in the dock, he responded to the judge's identity check by stating his birthday and home address before declining a jury trial. Yoon, who is already standing trial on charges of leading an insurrection through his failed attempt to impose martial law in December, is being tried additionally on charges of violating the rights of Cabinet members, revising the martial law proclamation and obstructing his detention by investigators in January. He also faces charges of ordering the deletion of call records and distributionWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times