South Korea's Yoon makes 2 court appearances

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South Korea’s Yoon faces his first day in court

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appeared before two courts on Thursday. His first stop at the Seoul Central District Court made him the first sitting president — he’s not yet been formally removed from office — to face criminal prosecution. He is accused of insurrection for imposing martial law, albeit briefly, on Dec. 3. Korean presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution on most charges — but not insurrection or treason.Yoon, whos…

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On Thursday, the criminal case for insurrection against Yoon Suk Yeol opened. The one for impeachment is due to be sentenced next month

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Why Korea's impeached president appeared in two courts in one day

Lawyers for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol told a Seoul court he had "no intention to paralyse the country" during the first day of a trial hearing for the country's first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.

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Impeached South Korean president appears in 2 different courts while defending his martial law decree

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared in two different courts, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and pleading to preserve his presidency in the other, both related to his brief imposition of martial law in December.

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South Korea's Yoon makes 2 court appearances

Impeached president appears in two courtrooms, first to hear criminal insurrection charges and then to face a Constitutional Court impeachment trial, both in connection with his Dec. 3 imposition of martial law

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South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol in court for criminal, impeachment trials

The NewsSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in two separate Seoul courtrooms Thursday, as the embattled leader faces criminal and impeachment charges related to his botched December attempt to impose martial law..At the criminal trial hearing — Yoon is the first of the country’s sitting presidents to be tried criminally — his lawyers argued that the martial law declaration was a reaction to the opposition’s “legislative dictatorship.” …