ISTANBUL
A South Korean court on Friday postponed a hearing on the sentencing request for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law in 2024, delaying proceedings until next week.
The Seoul Central District Court said an additional hearing will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 13, to hear the sentencing request submitted by special counsel Cho Eun-suk, according to Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency.
Friday’s session had been expected to mark the final hearing in Yoon’s trial on insurrection charges.
Prosecutors are expected to seek either the death penalty or life imprisonment.
Yoon was arrested and indicted in January last year on charges of leading an insurrection, becoming the first sitting president in South Korea to be taken into custody. He was released in March, rearrested in July, and has remained detained since then. His current detention period is set to expire on Jan. 18.
The former president was formally removed from office by the Constitutional Court in April last year.
Yoon is also facing multiple other trials linked to the failed martial law bid, including separate insurrection-related cases.
Last month, prosecutors sought a 10-year prison sentence for Yoon on obstruction of justice and other charges stemming from his 2024 attempt to impose martial law.