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South Korea's Yoon Will Not Attend First Impeachment Hearing

Map showing the neighbourhood of the residence of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (Credit: AFP)

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.

Yoon has been holed up in the presidential residence and protected by an elite guard force since being suspended and impeached last month following a short-lived declaration of martial law that plunged the country into political chaos.

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