The first hearing in the impeachment trial of South Korea’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol was postponed due to his absence. Lasting only four minutes, the session saw his lawyers explain that he was not attending for his own safety, as there is an outstanding arrest warrant for separate charges
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00:00The first hearing in the impeachment trial of South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk-kyo has been adjourned after he failed to appear
00:08hearing lasted just four minutes with Yoon's lawyers saying he wasn't attending for his own safety as there is a warrant out for his arrest on
00:15separate charges of insurrection
00:18Yoon was suspended in December after some of his own party voted with the opposition to impeach him