Updated : 2026-01-13 23:27:40 KST
At the Seoul Central District Court, the extended sentencing hearing for former President Yoon Suk Yeol opened earlier on Tuesday,.. and is still ongoing. We connect with our reporter Oh Soo-young to hear the latest on his insurrection trial. 1. Let's start with the main charges against Yoon and what kind of sentence is expected for the former president? The sentencing hearing in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's insurrection trial began at around half nine this morning and is still ongoing. The special counsel is expected to present its final opinion and sentencing recommendation a little bit later.
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Yoon is charged with leading an insurrection by declaring emergency martial law without meeting constitutional or statutory requirements, and then deploying military and police forces to the National Assembly and other key state institutions. Under the Criminal Act, the statutory punishment for leading an insurrection is limited to three options: the death penalty, life imprisonment with labor, or life imprisonment without labor.
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According to local reporting, the special counsel is not considering the final option, which narrows the decision to whether to seek the death penalty or life imprisonment with labor. The conclusion is expected to be presented today,.. after the former President delivers his final statement. Yoon's longstanding position has been that he took a constitutional action in response to what he describes as a national crisis, including legislative actions by the opposition at the time.
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Yoon may again describe what he did as a "warning" or "message," distinct from a full-fledged martial law. The Constitutional Court previously rejected these arguments in its impeachment ruling, but today's hearing determines how the criminal court evaluates them under the Criminal Act. Last Friday was supposed to be the final hearing but proceedings were delayed to Tuesday. But it's still continuing as we speak. Yes, the court planned to conclude arguments on January ninth. The hearing began that morning and lasted roughly 15 hours, ending shortly after midnight.
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the Criminal Act 형법
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A significant portion of that time, around eight hours, was taken up by evidence examination from the defence for former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, one of the co-defendants. As a result, the special counsel was unable to present its sentencing request, and arguments were not formally closed. Thus, the presiding judge has made it clear that the next hearing must end "no matter what" today. However, proceedings today have already stretched for more than eight hours with the defence's arguments continuing throughout the afternoon.
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defence 피고측 변호인(단)
co-defendant 공동피고
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The defence for former President Yoon has told the court it had prepared eight hours of substantive defence, but as of late afternoon, had only completed about one-third of its presentation. The presiding judge has repeatedly urged the defence to speed up and asked that arguments conclude by around 7 PM So far, the pace has caused the special counsel's sentencing request, scheduled after the defence, to be delayed. So we're still waiting for that. The court's verdict is widely expected to be issued in February.
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