Yoon's Detention Hearing Continues for Over Six Hours... Expected to Last Late into the Night

The court's detention hearing to determine whether former President Yoon Seokyoul will be re-arrested has been underway for more than six hours.

According to the legal community on July 9, Chief Judge Nam Sejin of the Seoul Central District Court, who is in charge of warrants, began the detention hearing for former President Yoon at 2:15 p.m. The hearing was adjourned for about one hour starting at around 7:00 p.m. for dinner and a break, and then resumed at 8:03 p.m.

Former President Yoon Seokyoul is entering the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 9th to undergo a detention hearing. He is responding to reporters' questions as he enters. The detention hearing is presided over by Chief Judge Nam Sejin, who is in charge of warrants and a graduate of the 33rd Judicial Research and Training Institute class. Photo by Joint Press Corps

It has been reported that former President Yoon and his defense team finished their meal inside the courtroom with food brought in from outside.

The special prosecutor's team emphasized the necessity of detention to the court by deploying Deputy Chief Prosecutors Kim Jungguk and Cho Jaechul, along with seven prosecutors, and presenting a 178-page PowerPoint (PPT) during the hearing.

Since former President Yoon's side is denying most of the charges and there is a sharp difference in positions, the detention hearing is expected to continue late into the night.