The court decided to allow the media to film in the courtroom before the first trial opens in which the special counsel for insurrection has indicted former President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges including obstructing special official duties. Filming in the courtroom is allowed only before the proceedings begin. When the presiding judge declares the end of filming, the media must leave the courtroom. From the start of the hearing to its end, the proceedings are to be broadcast by court cameras, not by the media.
On the 25th, the Criminal Division 35 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Baek Dae-hyeon) said it had permitted media outlets to film in the courtroom before the opening of the hearing that day, in accordance with the Supreme Court's Rules on Courtroom Attendance and Filming.
In addition, the bench decided, under Article 11 of the Special Counsel Act on Insurrection, to allow a broadcast from the start to the end of the first hearing date to be held from 10:15 a.m. on the 26th. Up until the start of the hearing, the media will film, and from the start to the end of the hearing, the court will film the courtroom.
The footage recorded by the court is expected to be released later via the internet and other channels. The court said, "As with the video records of arguments at the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court, de-identification measures will be taken regarding personal information."
However, the bench decided not to broadcast the bail hearing for the former president, which will begin at 10:30 a.m. the same day. The bench plans to state its reasons for denying the broadcast application while conducting the bail hearing.
Earlier, the special counsel indicted the former president on July 19 and took him into custody. The special counsel brought five charges against the former president: infringing on Cabinet members' rights to deliberate and resolve on martial law, drafting and destroying the martial law declaration after the fact, issuing false public statements after the declaration of emergency martial law, ordering the deletion of secure phone records, and obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant.