S. Korea's ousted president Yoon attends 3rd criminal trial hearing

SEOUL, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol attended the third hearing of his criminal trial over insurrection charge on Monday, appearing in court through an open entrance for the first time.

Yoon, dressed in a navy blue suit and red tie, arrived at the Seoul Central District Court in a black van and walked up to the entrance without answering questions from reporters, TV footage showed.

It marked the first time that Yoon's court appearance was made public. Yoon was allowed to come to a courtroom through an underground parking lot for the past two hearings.

Yoon faced charges of leading an insurrection through his botched martial law imposition last December. If convicted, he could be sentenced to a maximum penalty of death or life in prison.

The former conservative president was ousted from office on April 4 when the constitutional court upheld a motion by the National Assembly to impeach him. ■