South Korean opposition leader attends court hearing over alleged corruption

South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung arrives to attend a hearing on his arrest warrant on corruption charges at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea (Ahn Young-joon/AP/PA)

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung appeared in front of a judge on Tuesday who will decide whether he will be arrested on broad corruption allegations.

Walking slowly with a cane, Mr Lee, a former presidential candidate who had been on a 24-day hunger strike, refused to answer questions from reporters as he arrived at Seoul Central District Court for a hearing on prosecutors’ request for an arrest warrant.