After President Yoon's impeachment trial, he went to the hospital..."Get the treatment you were postponing".

[Anchor]
President Yoon Suk Yeol, who attended the impeachment hearing, did not return to the detention center immediately after the trial and visited the hospital.President

Yoon explained that he had received treatment that had been delayed.

I'm reporter Lee Kyung-guk.

[Reporter]
The third hearing date for the impeachment trial, which ended at around 3:40 p.m.
After
, President Yoon left the Constitutional Court an hour later after discussing his future impeachment trial strategy with his lawyers.

However, the place President Yoon headed to was not the Seoul Detention Center, but the Military Seoul District Hospital in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, about 2 kilometers away.

According to the YTN report, President Yoon reportedly complained of health problems at the detention center and booked a medical treatment at 7 p.m.

The Ministry of Justice said that after the treatment of the detention center medical officer, President Yoon received the treatment with the permission of the head of the detention center in consideration of the medical officer's opinion.

He then explained that it was in accordance with relevant laws and procedures and that it was not unusual.

The Penal Execution Act stipulates that if necessary, the head of the detention center can have the suspect treated at an external medical facility.President

Yoon also did not reveal what kind of treatment it was, but explained that his doctor told him to get it a month ago, and that he was treated because he said he could not delay it anymore.

President Yoon returned to the Seoul Detention Center at around 9:10 p.m. after completing treatment.

An official from the correction headquarters explained that if President Yoon tries to stay in the hospital for a long time, he should submit a separate document and take the procedure.

This is YTN Lee Kyung-guk.



Filmmaker: Choi Sung-hoon

Video editing: Lee Young-hoon

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