South Korea's Yoon willing to present views himself in legal proceedings, lawyer says
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SEOUL, Dec 19 (Reuters) -South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is willing to present his views himself during legal proceedings related to his short-lived declaration of martial law, a lawyer advising Yoon said on Thursday.
The lawyer, SeokDong-hyeon, also told reporters that multiple - seemingly overlapping - investigations involving Yoon should be streamlined.
"He (Yoon) has already apologised for surprising and shocking the public, and he remains apologetic for that... but he has a clear and confident position on the issues that are in dispute and must be addressed," Seok told a briefing, adding Yoon had never even considered insurrection.
Yoon was impeached by parliament in a vote last Saturday over his botched imposition of martial law, and faces a Constitutional Court trial on whether to remove him from office or restore his presidential powers.
Yoon also faces investigations into whether the martial law declaration constituted insurrection.
Reporting by Ju-min Park and Joyce Lee
Editing by Ed Davies
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