Former President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a courtroom listening to on martial law-related fees on the Seoul Central District Court docket in southern Seoul, Sept. 26. Yonhap
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol attended his riot trial Monday, his second look since final week after being absent from the proceedings for 4 months.
The ousted president is being tried on fees of main an riot and abusing his energy by way of his failed imposition of martial regulation in December final yr.
Yoon had not appeared at his trial since he was positioned underneath arrest for a second time in July, citing well being causes, however began attending the trial final Thursday.
Kwak Jong-keun, the previous chief of the Military Particular Warfare Command, will testify at Monday’s listening to. Kwak has claimed that he obtained orders from Yoon to tug out lawmakers from the Nationwide Meeting throughout the short-lived martial regulation imposition.
Yoon has argued that deploying the navy to the parliament constructing was essential to take care of public order with out suppressing the civilians.
Yoon has reportedly determined to attend the trial to raised train his proper to protection as key witnesses are testifying in courtroom.
He attended the primary listening to of one other trial on martial law-related fees in September, in addition to a separate listening to on his request for bail.
Yoon can be believed to have thought-about {that a} extended absence from the proceedings may negatively have an effect on the trial’s consequence.
The courtroom had earlier warned that the defendant must bear duty for being absent from the proceedings.
Yoon’s attorneys, nevertheless, mentioned he nonetheless plans to attend the hearings selectively.
