South Korea's Yoon to skip impeachment trial opening DW 01/12/2025
Briefly

"Concerns about safety and potential incidents have arisen. Therefore, the president will not be able to attend the trial on January 14," Yoon's lawyer Yoon Kab-keun said.
"The president is willing to appear at any time once safety issues are resolved." This highlights the suspended leader's intent to cooperate with the legal system when safer conditions prevail.
The case against Yoon has caused significant division, with rival groups demonstrating outside his residence, some calling for his impeachment to be invalidated and others demanding his immediate detention.
Yoon has alluded to his isolation and heavy guarding in the presidential residence, signaling ongoing tensions between him and the legal processes surrounding his impeachment.
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