South Korea Adjourns First Day of Trial Deciding Yoon’s Fate

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 sent to AFP on Sunday

This impeachment case focuses solely on the martial law situation, so the facts are not particularly complex,

lawyer Kim Nam-ju told AFP

We strongly urge the police, who are not obligated to follow investigative directives from the CIO, not to degrade themselves into mere enforcers of illegal actions,

they said

As attempts to unlawfully execute an illegal and invalid arrest warrant are under way, there are concerns of personal safety and mishap,

Yun said

There will likely be political retaliation (by the PPP),

Chae Jin-won of Humanitas College at Kyung Hee University told AFP

There is a strong likelihood that a ruling will be reached before the terms of the two justices expire,

said Yonsei's Lee

In order for the president to appear for the trial, the issue of personal safety and security must be resolved,

lawyer Yoon Kab-keun was quoted as saying

The officials in the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) and the police are trying to execute illegal and invalid arrest warrants through illegal methods, raising concerns about personal safety and mishaps,

lawyer Yoon Kab-keun was quoted as saying