South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appeared Thursday before the Seoul Central District Court in the first preliminary hearing of the criminal trial he faces for insurrection after declaring martial law in December, an event that has triggered a political crisis in the country. teleSUR
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00:00South Korean President Yun Sung-kyo appeared in court this Thursday for the first preliminary
00:05hearings of his criminal trial on charges of insurrection following his declaration of
00:10martial law last December. The hearing, which took place at the Seoul Central District Court,
00:16aimed to clarify the facts in dispute and plan future legal procedures. Although South Korean
00:22law does not require the accused to attend a preliminary hearing, Yun chose to do so.
00:27He has been detained since January 15 amid a criminal investigation into the alleged crime
00:32of insurrection for briefly declaring martial law in early December. The penalty for insurrection
00:39in South Korea is life imprisonment or capital punishment, for which there has been a moratorium
00:46since 1997.