By The Straits Times | Created at 2024-12-19 02:40:56 | Updated at 2024-12-19 04:38:28
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SEOUL - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is willing to present his views himself during legal proceedings related to his short-lived declaration of martial law, a lawyer advising Mr Yoon said on Dec 19.
The lawyer, Mr Seok Dong-hyeon, also told reporters that multiple - seemingly overlapping - investigations involving Mr Yoon should be streamlined.
"He (Yoon) has already apologised for surprising and shocking the public, and he remains apologetic for that... but he has a clear and confident position on the issues that are in dispute and must be addressed," Mr Seok told a briefing, adding Mr Yoon had never even considered insurrection.
Mr Yoon was impeached by Parliament in a vote on Dec 14 over his botched imposition of martial law, and faces a Constitutional Court trial on whether to remove him from office or restore his presidential powers.
Mr Yoon also faces investigations into whether the martial law declaration constituted insurrection. REUTERS
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