Seoul High Court to Hold First Criminal Video Trial Tomorrow... Detention Hearing to Be Conducted

Seoul High Court / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Seoul High Court will conduct a criminal video trial for the first time since its establishment.

On the 27th, the Seoul High Court announced that the Criminal Division 5 (Chief Judge Yoon Kang-yeol) of the same court will conduct a pre-arrest hearing via video trial the next day for Mr. A and others who were indicted for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (psychoactive substances). The High Court explained, "The defendant is currently serving a sentence for another case, but since the execution period of the sentence is about to expire on the 5th of next month, we plan to confirm whether there is a reason to issue a new arrest warrant through a pre-arrest hearing conducted by video trial."

The pre-arrest hearing procedure was amended in August under the Criminal Procedure Act to allow broadcasting via video devices under certain conditions, such as the occurrence of COVID-19 within the facility. Until now, the pre-arrest hearing required summoning the defendant from detention facilities such as prisons to the courtroom. Earlier on the 2nd, the Supreme Court also conducted the first pre-arrest hearing via video trial.

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