Lee Jae-myung Undergoes Over 9 Hours of Warrant Review... Waiting at Seoul Detention Center

'West Sea Official Shooting' Seo Hoon Second in History
Decision on Detention... Results Expected After Midnight

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, underwent a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review) lasting over 9 hours at the court on the 26th. Given the lengthy duration of the warrant review, the decision on whether to detain Lee is expected to be made past midnight that day.

According to legal circles, Lee's warrant review was presided over by Judge Yoo Chang-hoon, head judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court, and lasted 9 hours and 17 minutes from 10:07 a.m. to around 7:24 p.m. This is the second longest duration since the warrant review system was introduced in 1997.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is heading to the courtroom on the morning of the 26th at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, to attend the pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review).
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The longest record to date was the 10 hours and 6 minutes spent on the warrant review of former National Security Office chief Suh Hoon during the 'West Sea Public Official Shooting Incident' last December. The warrant reviews for former President Park Geun-hye (March 2017) and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (June 2020) took 8 hours and 40 minutes and 8 hours and 30 minutes, respectively.

Considering Lee's poor health condition, medical personnel were stationed in the courtroom that day, and an automated external defibrillator (AED) was also prepared. However, no urgent situations occurred. Lee had a meal of rice gruel brought from the hospital during recess, and occasionally, people from Lee's side were seen bringing medicine into the courtroom.

After the warrant review concluded, Lee finished his dinner with rice gruel inside the courtroom and left the courtroom around 7:50 p.m. He did not respond to the barrage of questions, got into a black van, and was transported to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province. About ten supporters called out his name and shouted "Stay strong."

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