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South Korea: Yoon attends court hearing over his detention

January 18, 2025
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South Korea: Yoon attends court hearing over his detention
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impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol arrived at a court in Seoul on Saturday to oppose the extension of his arrest over his decision to impose martial law.

, near Seoul, in a blue Justice Ministry van and was escorted by the police and presidential security service.

Hundreds of people supporting Yoon gathered outside the court amid heavy police security, shouting slogans calling for his release.

Yoon cooperates ‘to restore honor’

On Wednesday, Yoon became the country’s first sitting president to be . Yoon had refused to cooperate during the investigations.

But on Saturday, his lawyers said the impeached president accepted his legal counsel’s advice and . He plans to argue that his declaration of martial law was a legitimate exercise of his powers.

Yoon’s lawyer, Yoon Kab-keun, said in a statement that he decided to attend “to restore his honor by directly explaining the legitimacy of emergency martial law and that insurrection is not established.” 

Investigators requested on Friday a new warrant to extend Yoon’s arrest for up to 20 days. This would give prosecutors ample time to formalize an indictment.

The hearing at the court began at around 2 pm (0500 GMT). A decision is expected on Saturday or Sunday.

The Corruption Investigation Office is trying to determine whether Yoon committed insurrection, a crime punishable by life in prison or even the death penalty.

Yoon is also facing a parallel Constitutional Court probe into whether to uphold his impeachment.

The opposition-dominated parliament voted to impeach him on December 14, over his failed attempt to impose martial law on December 3.

mfi/rmt (AP, Reuters, AFP)

The post South Korea: Yoon attends court hearing over his detention appeared first on Deutsche Welle.

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