🔹 Summary of the 6th Criminal Trial Yoon Seok-yeol – Sedition Charges (June 9, 2025, Seoul Central District Court)


1. Trial Overview

  • Date: June 9, 2025, 10:15 AM

  • Court: Seoul Central District Court, Criminal Division 25 (Presiding Judge Ji Gui-yeon)

  • Defendant: Yoon Seok-yeol (Former President of South Korea)

  • Witness: Lee Sang-hyeon (Brigadier General, Former Commander of the 1st Airborne Brigade, ROK Army Special Warfare Command)

2. Key Proceedings

A. Cross-examination of Witness Lee Sang-hyeon

“Drag lawmakers out” – Order came from the President

  • Lee reaffirmed that then-Special Forces Commander Gwak Jong-geun conveyed direct orders allegedly from President Yoon:
    “The President said to break the doors and drag lawmakers out.”

  • Lee testified he relayed this command verbatim to his subordinate battalion commander, explicitly stating it was a “presidential order.”

  • An audio recording of this instruction was played in court, further supporting Lee’s claim. Lee emphasized:
    “Had I only heard ‘higher command,’ I wouldn’t have described it as the President’s order.”

B. Defense Challenges Credibility

“Is this a false testimony to escape liability?”

  • The defense pointed to Lee’s earlier statements to the media and investigators, where he had referred only to “higher command,” not the President.

  • Lee rejected the accusation, saying:
    “I didn’t dedicate my life to the military to lie. If my men are punished, I would rather die.”

  • He portrayed the testimony as a moral obligation, stating he endured “pain worse than death” to tell the truth.

C. Yoon’s Continued Silence

First court appearance after regime change – refuses to speak

  • This was Yoon’s first trial appearance after the June 3 presidential election, which brought the Lee Jae-myung administration to power.

  • At the press line, Yoon refused to answer questions about the election outcome or the upcoming special investigation team.

  • Notably, he wore a pink-patterned tie instead of his signature red one and smiled faintly at supporters outside the court.

3. What’s Next

  • Upcoming: 7th Trial Session

  • Possible further testimony from Lee and high-ranking special forces officers, including Gwak Jong-geun.

  • Continued legal debate expected on classified phone record access and coordination with the special prosecution team.

🔖 Tags

#YoonSeokyeol #SeditionTrial #MartialLaw #DragOutLawmakers #PresidentialOrder #SpecialForces #LeeSanghyeon #GwakJonggeun #SeoulCentralCourt #PoliticalTrial #SilentDefendant #SpecialProsecution #MilitaryCommand #DemocracyOnTrial #6thTrialSummary

📅 Key Timeline Summary

Date Event
Dec 3, 2024 Martial law declared; sedition execution begins
Dec 14, 2024 National Assembly passes impeachment motion
Dec 31, 2024 Arrest warrant issued
Jan 15, 2025 Yoon arrested
Jan 26, 2025 Indicted for sedition and abuse of power
Mar 7, 2025 Court cancels detention; Yoon released
Apr 4, 2025 Constitutional Court upholds impeachment
Apr 14, 2025 1st Trial – Yoon’s 93-minute speech
Apr 21, 2025 2nd Trial – Military refused unconstitutional orders
May 12, 2025 3rd Trial – “Shoot and break the door” testimony
May 19, 2025 4th Trial – “Stop the vote, drag lawmakers out”
May 26, 2025 5th Trial – Axe order audio played
June 9, 2025 6th Trial – “Presidential order” reaffirmed

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