A Seoul court said Thursday it will appoint a public defender for former President Park Geun-hye, who has renounced her right to counsel in protest of ongoing court proceedings that she called political revenge against her.
The ousted and imprisoned leader, accused of bribery and abuse of power, refused to appear in trial Thursday. She cited health reasons.
The court said the court proceeding will be adjourned until a public lawyer is appointed.
Park gave up her right to counsel and all her lawyers resigned en masse after the court issued an additional arrest warrant for Park for another six months last week. She was otherwise to be released Monday.
Park vehemently objected to the extension of detention and accused the judiciary and prosecution of not being fair with her case. (Yonhap)