Overview

• Yoon made his first public appearance since the June 3 election by attending the sixth hearing of his insurrection trial at Seoul Central District Court.
• Five senior Presidential Security Service officials were reprimanded and placed on standby for obstructing a court-authorized arrest warrant execution in January.
• The PSS issued an apology and pledged reform measures after its leadership allegedly retaliated against officers who carried out lawful arrest orders.
• Police have sent Yoon a second summons to appear Thursday for questioning over accusations that he ordered the PSS to hinder his detention and delete secure military phone records.
• Earlier testimony from a special forces commander detailed Yoon’s orders to forcibly remove lawmakers from the National Assembly, and if convicted he could face life imprisonment or death.