Trial to begin for PPP lawmaker over martial law involvement

The trial for People Power Party (PPP) Rep. Choo Kyung-ho is set to begin Wednesday on charges he helped former President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly impose martial law. Choo of the main opposition party has been indicted on charges of playing a key role in an insurrection by changing the venue of an emergency party meeting three times on the night of Dec. 3, 2024, when Yoon declared martial law, thus obstructing lawmakers' participation in a parliamentary vote to lift the decree. The Seoul Central District Court is scheduled to hold the first preparatory hearing of the trial at 2 p.m. to hear the opinions of the prosecution and the defendant and schedule future proceedings. The defendant is not required to attend. Choo, who was the ruling party's floor leader at the time, changed the meeting venue three times from the National Assembly to the party headquarters and vice versa after being asked by Yoon to help with his imposition of martial law, according to the special counsel team that investigated the case. Due to the confusion, 90 of the 108 PPP lawmakers were absent from the vote that ledWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times