The dismissed president attended a hearing for his criminal trial for insurrection. While remained silent, his lawyer argued that he acted to avoid a “legislative dictatorship.”
The overthrown leader Yoon Suk Yeol became the first head of state in functions of South Korea to be tried in a criminal case. This Wednesday the audiences began on their attempt to impose martial law last December. The former 64 -year -old was in prison since he was arrested last month accused of insurrection, so it could be sentenced to life imprisonment or the death penalty.
He was arrested on January 15 after taking refuge for weeks at his residence in Seoulprotected by his security team, and was accused on January 26. From there he was put under Provisional detention for six monthsterm after which it must be released if it has not been convicted.
Yoon Suk-Yool will be the first acting president to be criminally tried
The Prosecutor’s Office requested that he remain detained, claiming “the possibility that the defendant influences or persecuted the persons involved in the case.” The criminal process began at 10:00 am (01:00 GMT) this Thursday in the Seoul Central District CourtSaid an AFP reporter in the room.
The prosecutors accused the president suspended from being the “leader of an insurrection”. However, their lawyers insist that The investigation lacked legitimacy from the beginning and questioned the legality of their accusationsince he was within his power as head of state to declare martial law.
On the other hand, the Constitutional Court of South Korea He is deliberating whether Yoon formally dismissed his position after his dismissal for Parliament in December. His tenth audience in that case is scheduled for 3 pm.
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North Korea threatens a military confrontation with the US for the arrival of a submarine to South Korea
North Korea threatened the United States with a possible military confrontationfor the arrival of an American submarine of attack on the Busan Naval Base, in South Korea. The Kim Jong-un regime described as an “hostile act” of Army and deepened his speech against the country that governs Donald Trump.
The message was expressed through a message from the North Korean Ministry of Defensewhere it was assured that the American deployment “can carry the acute military confrontation in the region to a true conflict” . Then he warned directly to the United States to “stop making provocations.”
From North Korea They stated: “The first manifest appearance of an American nuclear submarine in the Korean peninsula this year is a clear expression of the invariable hysteria of the United States for confrontation with Pyongyang“. They also pointed out that their forces”They watch closely the frequent appearance of the US media in the region “, and that are available to use”any means to defend security and interest of the State and regional peace ”.
Source: Ambito
