Attorney Yoo Jeong-hwa, representing former President Yoon Suk-yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee, said about interpretations and reports surrounding the pair's appearance in court together, "Please refrain from distorting facts with speculation or exaggerating them." It is seen as a direct statement after excessive interpretations followed a scene in which the two appeared in the same courtroom as a criminal defendant and a witness, respectively.
On the night of the 15th, Attorney Yoo posted on social media, saying, "From the perspective of the lawyer representing both sides, at 2 p.m. on the 14th, the moment when first lady Kim Keon-hee appeared as a witness in President Yoon's case was very regrettable and heartbreaking." She then described the courtroom atmosphere and Kim's condition at the time, saying, "After entering, she glanced at the president several times from the corner of her eye, her nose reddened as she choked up during questioning, and her voice trembled slightly, but she ultimately held back tears and, in a small voice, expressed her intention to refuse to testify."
Yoo also said that tension persisted in the courtroom throughout the witness examination. She said, "During the more than 40 questions, the sorrow and gladness between the two were palpable, and even the attorneys had no choice but to take deep breaths amid the tension."
Yoo also relayed what she heard after meeting Kim at the detention center that afternoon. She said, "Kim told me, 'After finishing the witness examination yesterday, I hardly remember how I got back to the detention center, and after returning, I cried a lot.'" It suggests she was deeply shocked after facing her husband in court for the first time in about nine months.
Yoo drew a line, saying this post was not to seek sympathy. She said, "I am not writing this to seek anyone's sympathy," adding, "Some distorted, speculative articles are spreading, so I am conveying things as they are to set the record straight."
She added, "The fact that both are people with emotions and that both are a married couple must not be erased." She then asked that the two be viewed in that context, noting that for any couple who has been apart for a long time—especially meeting again in court—it is only natural to feel tender emotions.