S. Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing

Yoon has refused questioning and last week resisted arrest in a tense stand-off between his guards and investigators after his short-lived power grab plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades.

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Protesters take part in a demonstration against impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near the Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul on January 11, 2025. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)

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South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer said on Sunday.

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S. Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing

Yoon has refused questioning and last week resisted arrest in a tense stand-off between his guards and investigators after his short-lived power grab plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades.

Protesters take part in a demonstration against impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near the Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul on January 11, 2025. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)

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