A Seoul court on Thursday denied an arrest warrant for a former head of public broadcaster KTV over allegations that he promoted insurrection in connection with former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law imposition in 2024. The Seoul Central District Court rejected the arrest warrant sought against Lee Eun-woo, citing room for debate on whether the charges of promoting insurrection stand. It also pointed to a lack of evidence suggesting the risk of flight or the destruction of evidence. Lee is accused of directing KTV to repeatedly broadcast reports asserting the legitimacy of Yoon's martial law for about 10 days after its Dec. 3, 2024, declaration, while suppressing and deleting reports critical of the emergency measure. Lee arrived at the Seoul Central District Court earlier in the day to attend his arrest warrant hearing set for 10 a.m. KTV is run by the Korea Policy Broadcasting Service, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The second comprehensive special counsel team led by Kwon Chang-young requested an arrest warrant for Lee on Monday on charges o