US EditionSouth Korea ex-president back in court for criminal trial
- Yoon Suk Yeol, the former President of South Korea, is in court for insurrection charges linked to his martial law declaration on December 3, 2024.
- Yoon was impeached and stripped of office and is the first South Korean president to face a criminal trial.
- If found guilty, Yoon could receive life in prison or the death penalty, although executions have been unofficially halted since 1997.
- Police attempted to raid Yoon's former office regarding obstruction charges but were denied access by presidential security.
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South Korea’s former President Yoon attends 2nd insurrection trial hearing
South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the second hearing of his insurrection trial in the capital Seoul on Monday, where he was photographed in the defendant's seat for the first time, local media reported.
South Korea ex-President Yoon back in court for criminal trial
South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Monday (April 21, 2025) for the second hearing of his criminal trial to defend himself against insurrection charges over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol attends second trial on insurrection charges
Ousted former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol attended his second trial on insurrection charges on Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported.Yoon was pictured in the defendant's seat, according to media reports.
Defendant Seok Yoon reveals his appearance... Today's second trial on 'civil war' charges
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Mi-ryung = On the 21st, former President Yoon Seok-yeol, who was handed over to trial due to an emergency martial law situation, will be shown to the public on the 21st.
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