On the 29th, the court allowed a broadcast of the first trial in the case against former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on charges of aiding and abetting insurrection.
The Criminal Division 33 of the Seoul Central District Court (presiding judge Lee Jin-gwan, senior judge) said it would allow a court-camera broadcast from the opening to the end of the first trial session starting at 10 a.m. on Sept. 30, in accordance with Article 11 of the Special Counsel Act on insurrection, following a broadcast request by the special counsel team on insurrection. This follows the Supreme Court rule, the Rules on Attending and Filming in Courtrooms.
The panel also said it approved media outlets to film in the courtroom before the start of the session that day. Courtroom filming is allowed only before the session begins. Once the presiding judge declares the end of filming, the media must leave the courtroom. The media may film until the session starts, and from the start to the end of the session, the court will film the proceedings.
The court's broadcast footage will be released later via the internet and other channels.
However, at the request of the special counsel team, the panel decided not to broadcast the portion of the trial scheduled for CCTV evidence examination.
Meanwhile, on Aug. 29, the special counsel team indicted the former prime minister without detention on six charges, including aiding and abetting the leader of an insurrection, drafting false official documents and using false official documents, damaging public documents, violating the Act on the Management of Presidential Archives, and perjury. The former prime minister is accused of participating in or aiding and abetting the proclamation of martial law by former President Yoon Suk-yeol on Dec. 3 last year.