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South Korean court hears bail request from former National Assembly security chief
A South Korean appeals court is hearing a bail request from Mok Hyun-tae, a former chief of security at the National Assembly in Seoul.
He was sentenced to three years in prison in February for his role in blocking access to the Assembly during the December 3 martial law declaration.
The first court found that he directed security staff to bar everyone, including lawmakers, from entering.
It said this obstructed lawmakers from carrying out their duties.
Mok was jailed in court after sentencing and later dismissed from his post.
The appeals court is also holding a bail hearing for former military officer Kim Hyun-tae, who was sentenced to 12 years for taking troops into the Assembly and helping seal off its chamber.
The court will decide whether either man can be released on bail while their appeals proceed.
A South Korean appeals court is due to hear former National Assembly security chief Mok Hyun-tae’s bail request on October 12.
Mok was sentenced to three years in prison and detained after being convicted of taking part in the blockade of the National Assembly during the December 3 martial law episode.
He requested bail on October 6 while appealing his conviction.
The court found that he directed security personnel to block everyone from entering the Assembly, including lawmakers.
A separate bail hearing for former 707th Special Mission Group commander Kim Hyun-tae is also scheduled for October 12.
- Who
- Mok Hyun-tae, former chief of the National Assembly Security Service.
- What
- An appeals court is holding a hearing on his bail request.
- When
- October 12, 2026, at 3 p.m.
- Where
- Seoul High Court, South Korea.
- Why
- Mok is appealing a three-year prison sentence for allegedly helping block access to the National Assembly during the December 3 martial law episode.
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ignored the National Assembly speaker’s or secretary general’s requests to enter the Assembly and, following orders from Kim Bong-sik, had security officers carry out the task of blocking everyone from entering the Assembly, obstructing lawmakers’ right to deliberate and vote
Mok was sentenced to three years in prison and detained after his first-instance trial.
Mok requested bail from the appeals court.
The appeals court is scheduled to hold Mok’s bail hearing at 3 p.m.
- Bail hearing
- October 12, 2026, at 3 p.m.
- Bail request
- Filed October 6
- First-instance sentence
- Three years in prison
- Charge
- Taking part in the National Assembly blockade during the December 3 martial law episode
- Related hearing
- Kim Hyun-tae’s bail hearing is also scheduled for October 12
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