Detention Review Hearing for Yoon Ends After 4 Hours and 50 Minutes

Seoul Central District Court Concludes Hearing at Around 4:14 p.m.

The special prosecution team for the insurrection is expected to emphasize the legitimacy of the detention by mainly involving the special prosecutors and prosecutors who participated in the detention warrant hearing for former President Yoon Seokyeol's detention review. The photo shows the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul, where the insurrection special prosecution office was set up on July 18, 2025. Photo by Kang Jinhyung

The detention review hearing to determine the legality of former President Yoon Seokyeol's re-arrest concluded after approximately 4 hours and 50 minutes.

The Criminal Appeals Division 9-2 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judges Ryu Changseong, Jeong Hyewon, and Choi Bowon) began the detention review hearing for former President Yoon at 10:15 a.m. on July 18, 2025, and concluded at around 4:14 p.m.

After the hearing, members of the special prosecution team for the insurrection case (led by Special Prosecutor Cho Eunseok), including Special Prosecutor Park Eoksu, left the court without answering reporters' questions about which points they had focused on during the hearing or what detention center records regarding Yoon's health had been submitted.