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South Korea's President Yoon attends trial hearing for insurrection charge
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing a trial for charges of insurrection, marking the country's first instance of a sitting head of state being put on trial. The 64-year-old, who is a former prosecutor, was arrested last month and has been in jail ever since. Prosecutors have accused him of leading a riot through the imposition of martial law, which could result in years of imprisonment if he is convicted. The trial proceedings began on Thursday at Seoul's Central District Court.
All procedures dealing with the emergency martial law must be carried out fairly and reasonably … so that there is no further spark of national division.
I am deeply burdened by the despair that each and every one of our people felt due to such extreme politics that took place before, during and after emergency martial law.
The judiciary must serve as the stabilising force.
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