Ex-President Yoon skips insurrection trial hearing for 2nd time

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol did not attend his insurrection trial for the second time Thursday, saying he will boycott all future hearings unless special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team is removed from the courtroom. Yoon is currently in custody at the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, just south of the capital, after a court issued a warrant to arrest him last Thursday over charges related to his attempt to impose martial law in December. A trial on separate charges of insurrection and abuse of power related to the martial law bid has already been under way, and the 11th hearing opened at the Seoul Central District Court earlier in the day. "Unless the special counsel is removed from the hearings, it is difficult for the defendant to be present," one of Yoon's lawyers said, accusing Cho's team of seriously violating the defendant's rights through an "illegal" investigation. Yoon was also absent from the 10th hearing last week, which came only hours after he was placed in custody. It was the first time he had skipped his trial, which he blamed on his health. The prosecution asked the courtWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times