Court assigns Yoon’s case to criminal division overseeing other martial law cases

Court Assigns Yoon's Case To Criminal Division Overseeing Other Martial Law Cases

A court sign is seen outside the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, Friday. Yonhap

A courtroom signal is seen outdoors the Seoul Central District Court docket in southern Seoul, Friday. Yonhap

The Seoul Central District Court docket on Friday assigned impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial legislation case to one in every of its prison panels, making the division chargeable for all instances associated to final month’s temporary episode.

Yoon’s case was assigned to the courtroom’s prison collegiate division 25 earlier within the day following his indictment Sunday for allegedly main an riot by means of his Dec. 3 martial legislation declaration.

The division has been tasked with different instances associated to martial legislation, together with these of former Protection Minister Kim Yong-hyun, Cho Ji-ho, head of the Nationwide Police Company and Kim Bong-sik, former chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Company.

Apart from army officers present process trial at a army courtroom for his or her alleged involvement in martial legislation, all different officers charged with riot will stand trial earlier than the identical division.

Yoon is accused of colluding with former Minister Kim and others to incite a riot by declaring emergency martial legislation on Dec. 3. He’s additionally accused of mobilizing army and police personnel throughout martial legislation to forestall lawmakers from voting to reject the decree, amongst different allegations. (Yonhap)

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