Yoon to attend hearing of impeachment trial A Ministry of Justice vehicle (blue) carrying arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol drives en route to the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 23, 2025, as Yoon will attend the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial for his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court for his impeachment trial Tuesday, defending his short-lived martial law bid and denying charges that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers away.

South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.