Overview

• Yoon arrived at the Seoul Central District Court at 9 a.m. for a 10:15 a.m. closed-door session where the judge will rule within 24 hours on whether to uphold his detention
• He filed a petition asserting that his July 10 rearrest on five counts, including abuse of power and document falsification, violated procedural and substantive legal standards
• Special counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team argued for continued custody, citing risks of evidence destruction and witness intimidation after Yoon skipped two insurrection trial hearings and defied three summonses
• The Seoul Detention Center has barred all visits except by family and legal counsel and has requested prosecutor support to enforce Yoon’s appearance for questioning
• Prosecutors are weighing an indictment without direct questioning if Yoon maintains his refusal to cooperate with the special counsel investigation