President Yoon has failed to appear for trial for the third consecutive time regarding charges filed by a special prosecutor for ‘obstructing an arrest’. The trial is being conducted in absentia.

Did Not Attend 15 Consecutive Treason Trials…No Show After Bail Denial,
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Yoon Seok-yeol Appearing in Court
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Former President Yoon Seok-yeol appears at the first trial for charges including obstruction of special government officials and abuse of official authority, held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 26th. 2025.9.26 [Joint Photographic Coverage] [email protected],
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‘(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Han Ju-hong reports that former President Yoon Seok-yeol did not attend the treason trial charged by the special prosecutor’s team for obstruction of arrest and will continue with a trial in absentia.’,
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‘The 35th Criminal Department of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Baek Dae-hyeon) held the ongoing trial for charges against former President Yoon, including obstruction of special government officials, on the 21st.’,
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‘Yoon did not appear in court this day, following the previous absences on the 10th and 17th.’,
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‘The court stated, “The defendant did not attend the previous session as well, and since enforcing attendance (bringing someone by force) is deemed impossible, we are proceeding with the trial in his absence, similar to the previous hearing.”‘,
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‘According to Article 277-2 of the Criminal Procedure Act, if a detained defendant refuses to appear without a legitimate reason and it is deemed impossible or significantly difficult to compel attendance by a guard, the trial can proceed without the defendant.’,
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‘Kim Shin, former head of the Presidential Security Office, and Lee Kwang-woo, former security chief, are expected to testify as witnesses at the trial. Both are known to have been involved in obstructing the arrest of former President Yoon by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials and police.’,
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‘Since being re-arrested by the special prosecutor’s team on July 10 for treason charges, Yoon has not appeared in court for 15 consecutive trials, and the trial has been proceeding as a trial in absentia for over three months.’,
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‘He did appear during the first trial of additional charges and a bail hearing on the 26th of last month but has not attended subsequent hearings after the bail request was denied.’,
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