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, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul, as he faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month.

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

Yoon Suk Yeol has made his first appearance at an impeachment trial which will decide if he should be permanently removed.

In an unprecedented turn of events, South Korea faced a brief but chaotic declaration of martial law under President Yoon Suk-yeol. The late-night announcement disrupted the nation, citing threats to democracy and national security,

Yoon Suk Yeol made his first public appearance since becoming South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained over his martial law declaration.