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Yoon Suk Yeol to miss start of South Korea impeachment trial on safety grounds

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Yoon Suk Yeol to miss start of South Korea impeachment trial on safety grounds



Lawyer for suspended president says concerns about ‘potential incidents’ have arisen following thwarted attempt to arrest him at his residenceInside the ‘fortress’ where South Korea’s impeached president awaits his fateSouth Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer has said.Yoon has been holed up in the presidential residence and protected by an elite guard force since being suspended and impeached last month following a short-lived declaration of martial law that plunged the country into political chaos. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/12/yoon-suk-yeol-to-miss-start-of-south-korea-impeachment-trial-on-safety-grounds

Author : Agence France-Presse

Publish date : 2025-01-12 04:30:00

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