Kim Yong-hyun, the first witness in the impeachment trial, is likely to face President Yoon.

Kim Yong-hyun Appears as Witness in President Yoon's Impeachment Trial on the 23rd
First witness questioning of impeachment...Issues such as Choi Sang-mok's note and decree {President Yoon ∀} faces Kim Yong-hyun when he appears at the Constitutional Court on the 23rd
The president may ask martial law and Kim Yong-hyun may answer in his favor.

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Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun will attend the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol on the 23rd as the first witness.

If President Yoon, who announced his attendance at the impeachment trial, comes to the Constitutional Court the day after tomorrow, he will face former Minister Kim directly.

Reporter Park Jung-hyun's report.

[Reporter]
Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who was arrested on charges of critical missionary work for civil war, will stand as a witness in the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol on the 23rd.

Among those involved in emergency martial law, it will be the first to appear at the Constitutional Court,
It is expected that the note handed to Choi Sang-mok, former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs at the time of the
martial law, and intensive inquiries about decree No. 1 will be made.

This is because President Yoon earlier stated in the suspect's interrogation before his arrest that he was confused whether he wrote the note himself or former Minister Kim wrote it, saying, "Build an emergency legislative body budget."President Yoon says former Minister Kim copied martial law decree No. 1, which caused controversy over the unconstitutionality of

{prohibiting political activities', but Kim refrains from making specific comments.

[Yoo Seung-soo / Kim Yong-hyun, former minister's lawyer (last 16, trial preparation date): Minister Kim Yong-hyun drafted the (announcement) himself, and of course, the president did the overall review.]

In particular, if President Yoon, who said he would go to the impeachment trial as much as possible, appears on the 23rd, he will face former Minister Kim at the Constitutional Court.

For former Minister Kim, who is expected to actively protect martial law, President Yoon may ask questions directly and draw favorable answers.

Former National Police Agency Commissioner Jo Ji-ho, who was adopted as a witness after former Minister Kim, expressed his intention not to attend.

However, the interrogation of witnesses such as Lee Jin-woo, commander of the water defense command, and Yeo In-hyeong, commander of the counterintelligence command, is expected to continue until next month.
There is also a possibility that the awkward reunion of President
Yoon and martial law participants will be repeated.

I'm Park Jeonghyun of YTN.