The Seoul High Court on Monday indefinitely postponed President Lee Jae-myung’s retrial over alleged election law violations, invoking Article 84 of the Constitution, which shields sitting presidents from criminal proceedings except in cases of treason or insurrection. A hearing had been set for June 18 but was removed from the docket, with the court marking the next date as “to be determined.”

The case centers on whether Lee knowingly made false statements during a televised debate in the 2022 presidential campaign. Monday’s delay follows Lee’s June 4 inauguration and raises the likelihood of similar suspensions across his other open cases, including bribery and corruption charges linked to his tenure as mayor of Seongnam City.