Overview
- Friday’s session ran long as a co-defendant’s team spent over 10 hours on paper evidence, leading the court to postpone the prosecution’s sentencing request and Yoon’s final statement to Tuesday.
- Special prosecutor Cho Eun-seok is expected to present a punishment recommendation then, with reporting indicating his team favors life imprisonment over a death-penalty bid, though no decision has been announced.
- Yoon is charged with orchestrating an insurrection through his six-hour Dec. 3, 2024 martial-law declaration, including alleged plans to seal the National Assembly and detain political leaders.
- Co-defendants include former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and former National Police Agency chief Cho Ji-ho, who prosecutors say played key roles in the brief execution of martial law.
- Outside the courthouse, supporters and opponents held competing rallies under tight security, and authorities reported no clashes.