Ex-President Yoon set to attend 1st hearing of new martial law trial

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to attend the first hearing of his second trial on martial law-related charges Friday, appearing in public for the first time since he was placed under arrest in July. The trial will begin at the Seoul Central District Court at 10:15 a.m. and be broadcast online after personal information is anonymized. Yoon, who is already standing trial on charges of leading an insurrection through his failed attempt to impose martial law in December, will be 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 distribution of false statements. The last time the ousted president appeared in public was July 9, when he attended an arrest warrant hearing. After the court issued the warrant, Yoon was incarcerated a second time, and he has since refused to attend his insurrection trial or comply with summonses by special counsel teams investigating his case. Yoon's lawyers have said his atWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times