Court delays sentencing request to Tuesday, but experts say ruling schedule will remain unchanged
The Seoul Central District Court on Friday postponed the sentencing request for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched 2024 declaration of martial law.
At around 10 p.m. Friday, during what was supposed to be the final hearing on Yoon’s insurrection charges, Judge Ji Gwi-yeon scheduled an additional hearing for Tuesday to hear Yoon‘s closing argument and special counsel Cho Eun-seok’s sentencing request.
Hearing begins 40 minutes early
The court began its final hearing at around 9:20 a.m. Friday to hear the sentencing request by the special counsel against Yoon, who is charged with leading an insurrection, as well as seven of his closest aides, who are
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