SEOUL, February 11 (AJP) - Former President Yoon Suk Yeol's verdict on charges related to his botched martial law debacle will be delivered next week during a nationally televised trial.
The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday allowed live media coverage of Yoon's trial, scheduled for 3 p.m. on Feb. 19.
Yoon, who was already sentenced to five years in prison last month on one of several charges related to the Dec. 3 declaration of martial law in 2024, will have another sentence handed down next week over his main charges of insurrection and abuse of power.
Prosecutors alleged that Yoon conspired with former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and others to declare martial law in violation of the Constitution, despite no signs of war or conflict that would constitute a national emergency. They sought the death penalty at his final hearing last month.
Yoon denied all charges, claiming that the declaration was merely a warning that lasted briefly and caused no deaths.
The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday allowed live media coverage of Yoon's trial, scheduled for 3 p.m. on Feb. 19.
Yoon, who was already sentenced to five years in prison last month on one of several charges related to the Dec. 3 declaration of martial law in 2024, will have another sentence handed down next week over his main charges of insurrection and abuse of power.
Prosecutors alleged that Yoon conspired with former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and others to declare martial law in violation of the Constitution, despite no signs of war or conflict that would constitute a national emergency. They sought the death penalty at his final hearing last month.
Yoon denied all charges, claiming that the declaration was merely a warning that lasted briefly and caused no deaths.
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