Constitutional Court reaffirms commitment to fairness in Yoon’s impeachment trial

Cops are on guard in entrance of Constitutional Court docket in Seoul, Jan. 8. Yonhap

The Constitutional Court docket on Thursday reaffirmed its dedication to conducting honest trials, saying that it’s going to by no means be influenced by public opinion campaigns surrounding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial.

The court docket’s spokesperson Cheon Jae-hyun made the remarks amid accusations from the impeached president’s authorized representatives over attainable unfairness within the proceedings of Yoon’s impeachment trial.

„As an unbiased tribunal, the Constitutional Court docket won’t ever be shaken by public opinion campaigns exterior the court docket and is conducting honest trials,“ Cheon mentioned in a briefing.

Cheon rejected accusations from Yoon’s attorneys that his impeachment trial is continuing at an unusually quick tempo in comparison with previous presidential impeachment trials.

She additionally dismissed claims of the court docket shortly scheduling dates for different impeachment trials over that of Yoon’s attributable to strain from the ruling bloc, describing them as being „clearly opposite to the information.“

In the meantime, the court docket mentioned it’s at the moment reviewing a request from Yoon’s attorneys for an injunction to droop a warrant to detain the impeached president.

The Seoul Western District Court docket granted an extension of the warrant on Tuesday after investigators did not execute the preliminary warrant and it expired the day before today. (Yonhap)