Yoon visited by top ruling PPP leaders, delivers message for party

On the political front.

President Yoon Suk Yeol now faces an impeachment trial and a criminal prosecution on charges of rebellion.

For more I have our top office correspondent Kim Do-yeon standing by live.

Do-yeon welcome.

First then I hear top officials of the ruling People Power Party were there at the Seoul Detention Center to meet with the president?

That's right Sun-hee the leadership of the ruling People Power Party specifically interim Chair Kwon Young-se, Floor Leader Kweon Seong-dong, and senior lawmaker Na Kyung-won visited here earlier in the day the first time the leadership has come to see President Yoon here at the Detention Center.

The visit lasted about 30 minutes and lawmaker Na shared a message from Yoon to the party afterward.

Take a listen.

"He urged our party to unite and play a role in giving hope to the people, including the younger generation in their 20s and 30s. He also expressed concerns about the current international situation and the global economy, particularly regarding South Korea's future."

Kim Do-yeon, Seoul Detention Center

The visit was about 30 minutes and the lawmaker also shared that Yoon repeated the reasons behind his declaration of martial law that the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea had put the government in paralysis using its supermajority.

The meeting comes after the floor leader announced yesterday that this was a personal visit to show support for an old friend and not a political move.

Meanwhile what's on the schedule for the president's impeachment trial this week?

Sun-hee, as you said earlier he's facing two trials now the impeachment motion at the Constitutional Court and the criminal case on charges of insurrection due to his declaration of martial law.

As for President Yoon's schedule this week he's set to head to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday and Thursday for this trial.

Key military personnel will take the witness stand who can testify to Yoon's orders during the declaration and the brief execution of martial law.

They include Yeo In-hyeong, former chief of the Defense Counterintelligence Command and others.

NIS Chief Cho Tae-yong and National Security Advisor Shin Won-shik have also been asked to appear as witnesses by Yoon's legal team.

Now, this is not the only trial Yoon is facing.

His criminal trial has also begun and this means he could be appearing at two different courts three times a week.

And because of this Yoon's legal team requested the Constitutional Court to stop the review of his impeachment motion as there is a criminal case going on for the same reason his declaration of martial law.

According to Article 51 of the Constitutional Court Act this is a possibility.

Meanwhile, the legal team is also looking at requesting bail for President Yoon to have him released during the trials.

Do-yeon I also understand there was another attempt to access the top office?

Sun-hee, that's right.

Yet again, the police are working with the PSS to get access inside the Yongsan Presidential Office where the PSS' main office is located.

However as we've seen from multiple attempts the process seems to be in gridlock with the police being denied access.

On the other hand, they did make progress with this round of raids.

They actually raided the homes of two key PSS officials for alleged obstruction of official duties during the police and CIO's execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon.

From what we know the officials' homes were raided and their phones including personal and secured work phones were confiscated.

That's all for now, back to you Sun-hee.

All right Do-yeon thank you for the latest regarding the impeachment trial and criminal prosecution faced by the president.