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

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has remained defiant against investigators probing his martial law declaration, even after his indictment. Aoki Yoshiyuki, NHK's former Seoul bureau chief, explains the unfolding political crisis.

Yoon says special forces soldiers sent to National Assembly on December 3 were not there to disable the legislature.

SEOUL, Jan. 21 (UPI) --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 ...

The Constitutional Court began the trial on Dec. 27 to review an impeachment motion that accused Yoon of violating his constitutional duty by imposing martial law with no justifiable grounds. The parliament’s legal team presented testimony from military ...

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol told judges he was a “firm believer of liberal democracy” as he appeared for his impeachment trial for the first time since imposing a shock martial law decree. Mr Yoon appeared for the constitutional court hearing to decide whether to remove him from office permanently or reinstate him after he was impeached by the National Assembly.

Yonhap news agency says South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law.

His lawyers outlined arguments in defence of Yoon's martial law declaration ... Court began the trial on Dec. 27 to review an impeachment motion that accused Yoon of violating his constitutional ...

If South Korea is to remain a free and stable democracy, it cannot have one party unjustifiably impeaching government officials and the other imposing martial law.

The jailed president Yoon Suk Yeol, who had been holed up in his presidential compound for weeks after issuing a martial law decree last month, now faces rebellion charges punishable by the death penalty or life in prison.

Differing opinions on Yoon’s impeachment are driving kin apart. But a few parents and children are finding more common ground.