South Korean Constitutional Court Orders Yoon To Submit Military Emergency Decree And Notulen Cabinet Meeting

JAKARTA - South Korea's Constitutional Court ordered President Yoon Suk Yeol to submit the military emergency decree he issued on December 3, as well as a minutes of two Cabinet meetings held before and after martial law was announced.

Lee Jin, a court spokesman, told reporters the order was sent electronically on Tuesday when the court gathered evidence for Yoondi's impeachment trial whereYoonwas also asked to submit his self-defense plans and a list of evidence.

Reported by Antara from Yonhap, Wednesday, December 18, the Court gave a deadline for collecting documents next Tuesday.

DPR member Jung Chung-rai of the main opposition party of the Democratic Party, who was the plaintiff in the impeachment trial who also served as chairman of the National Assembly legislative committee, was separately ordered to submit plans to support parliamentary cases and evidence.

The cabinet meetings in question have been a source of controversy for allegedly ignoring the proper procedures. The Ministry of Home Affairs previously said that the minutes of the meeting did not exist.

Whether the court order will be handed over to Yoon is still uncertain.

Efforts by the court to send documents related to the impeachment trial failed after the presidential office or Presidential Security Service was recorded as not attending or refusing to receive the letter.

Lee said the court hearing would be open to the public and press, although it would not be broadcast live to prevent interference and maintain order in court.

Previous impeachment trials involving former Roh Moo-hyun and Park Geun-hye were also not broadcast live, except for the verdict reading trial.