Supporters of Yoon Suk-yeol chant slogans near the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 19th. The Criminal Agreement Division 25 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Jee Kui-youn) convenes at 3 p.m. to deliver the verdict on former President Yoon's charge of leading an insurrection. It is 443 days since Yoon declared martial law on December 3, 2024. /Courtesy of News1

The Seoul Central District Court Criminal Agreement Division 25 (presiding judge Jee Kui-youn) held the first-trial sentencing hearing at 3 p.m. on the 19th in the case charging former President Yoon Suk-yeol as the leader of an insurrection.

The court did not accept the claim that the former president prepared the Dec. 3 emergency martial law for a year with the aim of long-term dictatorship.

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