Gwangju District Court to Distribute Attendance Tickets for Jeon Du-hwan Trial On-site on the 24th

Jeon’s Attendance on the 27th Draws Attention

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] The court will distribute admission tickets in advance for the defamation trial of former President Jeon Du-hwan (89), scheduled for the 27th.

The Gwangju District Court announced on the 13th that the application process for admission tickets will take place on the 24th from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM in the large conference room (Room 659) on the 6th floor of the Gwangju District Court.

Excluding reserved seats, 33 seats will be allocated by lottery, which will be held on-site around 10:40 AM on the same day before distribution.

The general admission seats originally numbered 65, but the number has been reduced to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Admission tickets and identification must be presented, and entry may be restricted if masks are not worn.

This trial will be held on the 27th at 2:00 PM in Criminal Courtroom 201 of the Gwangju District Court, presided over by Chief Judge Kim Jeong-hoon.

Attention is focused on whether Jeon will appear in the Gwangju court for the second time since March last year, after the court sent a summons requesting his attendance.

Jeon has submitted reasons for non-attendance and has not appeared in court until now.

Jeon was indicted for defamation after criticizing the late Father Jo Bio, who testified as a witness to helicopter gunfire in his 2017 memoir, calling him "a shameless liar unworthy of the title of priest."

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