South Korea s former President Yoon to attend hearing on detention warrant
South Korea’s former president Yoon to attend hearing on detention warrant
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alt="FILE PHOTO: South Koreas ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing charges of orchestrating a rebellion when he declared martial law, arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 12, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo"/>South Koreas former president was removed from office after the Constitutional Court in April voted to uphold his impeachment.
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South KoreaSEOUL - South Koreas former president Yoon Suk Yeol on July 9 will appear at a Seoul court, which will consider a special prosecutors request to detain him as part of a probe into his botched bid to impose martial law.
The Seoul Central District Court will hear from the special counsel team investigating Yoons martial law decree in December and Yoons legal team on the request to detain the deposed president over allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice.
After the hearing, Yoon is expected to await the courts decision at the Seoul Detention Centre, or in a detention area within the court, according to the special prosecutors team.
There has been tight security around the court, which is expected to announce a decision late on July 9
Yoon was ousted in April by the Constitutional Court, which upheld his impeachment by Parliament over his martial law bid that shocked South Koreans and triggered months of political turmoil, entrenching already deep divisions in the country.
The former conservative president is already under a criminal trial on charges that his attempt to rule the country using martial law amounted to an insurrection, a charge that is punishable by a
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