raising concerns about personal safety and mishaps,” lawyer Yoon Kab-keun was quoted as saying. "In order for the president to appear for the trial, the issue of personal safety and security ...

Outside the court, one of Yoon's lawyers Yoon Kab-keun said the president would decide whether to go to the court in person on Thursday after discussions on his defence strategy. The ...

"So if the decision is 'removal', it cannot but be accepted," Yoon's lawyer Yoon Kab-keun told a news conference. Rulings by the court, one of the two highest courts in the country along with the ...

Lawyer Yoon Kap-keun told reporters earlier in the day that the embattled president would not partake in questioning, though he did not specify the reason for forgoing the session.

“Concerns about safety and potential incidents have arisen. Therefore, the President will not be able to attend the trial on January 14,” lawyer Yoon Kab-keun said in a statement.