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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Yoon Suk Yeol becomes first sitting South Korean president to go on criminal trial

Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol stage a rally to oppose his impeachment near the Seoul Central District Court - (AP)

South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court on Thursday for the first hearing of his criminal trial over insurrection charges.

His lawyers argued before the Seoul Central District Court that the insurrection investigation was conducted in an illegal manner and that there was no risk of Mr Yoon trying to destroy evidence.

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