Yoon Appears in Court Again for Obstruction of Arrest Trial Following Rebellion Case... Kim Seong-hun Testifies

[Financial News] Following the rebellion trial, former President Yoon Suk Yeol also appeared in court for the obstruction of arrest case additionally prosecuted by the Special Prosecutor’s Team for Rebellion and Foreign Exchange (led by Cho Eun-seok).
On the 31st, Yoon attended the fifth hearing on charges including obstruction of official duties, presided over by Judge Baek Daehyeon of the Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Agreement Division 35.
Previously, after being re-arrested on July 10, Yoon had missed 16 consecutive hearings citing health issues, but appeared in court the previous day for the rebellion trial for the first time in about four months. During that trial, Yoon actively participated by directly questioning Gwak Jong-geun, former Special Warfare Commander, who had testified against him.
In the rebellion prosecution trial, Yoon made his first public appearance since his detention at the initial hearing held on the 26th of last month.
At today’s trial, Kim Seong-hun, former Deputy Chief of Presidential Security, is scheduled to testify regarding the circumstances of Yoon’s arrest by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO). Kim had previously reversed his position during the special prosecutor’s investigation, withdrawing his earlier denial of the related charges. There is attention on whether Yoon will directly cross-examine Kim during the proceedings.
theknight@fnnews.com Jung Kyung-soo Reporter