SEOUL: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was absent again from his second trial on martial law-related charges on Friday, officials said.
The hearing at the Seoul Central District Court proceeded without his presence, marking the second time he did not appear for proceedings of the trial after attending its first session last month, which was required by law.
Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team earlier indicted Yoon on charges of violating the rights of Cabinet members, revising the martial law proclamation and obstructing his detention by investigators in January.