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

Against this backdrop, the president had visitors at Seoul Detention Center earlier today, the leadership of the ruling People Power Party, during which he sent some message.

Our political correspondent Kim Do-yeon has more.

For the first time the leadership of the ruling People Power Party visited President Yoon Suk Yeol at Seoul Detention Center.

On Monday as announced a day earlier interim Chair Kwon Young-se, floor leader Kweon Seong-dong, and senior lawmaker Na Kyung-won spent 30 minutes with President Yoon.

"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."

Also according to Na 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.

This comes as President Yoon heads into a busy week.

Two appearances at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday and Thursday and with the criminal trial also underway now there could be extra court appearances.

For the impeachment motion trial at the Constitutional Court key military personnel will take the witness stand to testify as 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.

And with the criminal trial putting more burden on Yoon Yoon's legal team requested the Constitutional Court to stop the review of his impeachment motion because of the criminal case that was ongoing for the same reason his declaration of martial law.

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

Yoon's legal team is also set to request bail for the President.

Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News.