South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.

The anti-corruption agency leading a criminal investigation into the impeached president recommended he be indicted over insurrection charges. Yoon is still reeling from the aftermath of his short lived martial law bid.

South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree.

Yoon Suk Yeol has faced South Korea's constitutional court for the first time, following last month's martial law saga.

Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached South Korean President who appeared in a court hearing over the martial law chaos, has now been formally arrested.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

President Yoon Suk Yeol will appear before the Constitutional Court for his impeachment trial hearing this week for the second time, an official at Yoon's legal team said Wednesday. Yoon is scheduled to attend the hearing at the Constitutional Court on Thursday,

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is due to attend on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where the detained leader may get a chance to argue his case or answer questions over his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

Ahead of hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial Police officers stand guard in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 22, 2025, one day before the court holds the fourth hearing of arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.