A Ministry of Justice vehicle (C) carrying arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol drives into 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’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.

Yoon, currently suspended from his duties with his powers transferred to an acting president, did not attend two previous hearings earlier this month. The court has until June 11 to decide whether to

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

South Koreas anti-corruption agency has requested prosecutors indict President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection and abuse of power following his brief declaration of martial law on December 3. The Corruption