Overview

• Judges proceeded in absentia under a law that allows hearings when a jailed defendant cannot be brought to court by force.
• The online feed was limited to proceedings before witness questioning to protect identities and avoid influencing testimony.
• Special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team urged the court to issue a warrant to compel Yoon’s appearance, noting he attended a separate martial-law case hearing on Sept. 26.
• Yoon’s attorneys attributed his nonattendance to health issues and what they called unconstitutional defects in the trial.
• The court rejected Yoon’s bail request over evidence-destruction concerns after he argued detention hinders his defense; he has been in custody since July on insurrection and related charges tied to his December martial-law attempt.