(21 Jan 2025)
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Seoul, South Korea – 21 January 2025
1. Various of convoy carrying South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arriving at the Constitutional Court
2. Yoon Kap-keun, Yoon’s lawyer, walking surrounded by media scrum UPSOUND (Korean)
(Journalist asking why Yoon came to the court):
"This is a trial, so I expect him to express his stance."
3. Various of Yoon, surrounded by press, moving to court
STORYLINE:
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, arrived at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, days after being apprehended in a massive law enforcement operation at his presidential compound in Seoul.
Yoon was formally arrested on Sunday and faces a prolonged period in custody, lasting months or longer, as he faces the possibility of imprisonment on potential rebellion charges linked to his imposition of martial law on Dec. 3.
A large crowd of journalists surrounded his lawyer Yoon Kap-keun outside the court.
This is the first time an impeached South Korean President has appeared at a Constitutional Court hearing.
Yoon claimed he took the action because the liberal opposition, which has a legislative majority, was obstructing his agendas and even the approval of his budget.
He described the opposition as North Korea sympathizers, “anti-state forces” responsible for “wreaking havoc" and the "main culprits of our nation’s downfall.”
AP Video by Yong Jun chang
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