President Yoon Suk-yeol's first trial verdict among his indicted cases will be delivered on January 16, the court announced Thursday.
The Seoul Central District Court has scheduled the first-instance ruling for Yoon's case involving obstruction of arrest by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO).
This will mark the first conclusion among the multiple cases in which the suspended president has been indicted.
Original reporting by Lim Jong-Hyeon for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.
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