Yoon attends hearing of impeachment trial President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 23, 2025, over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.

North Korea's state media on Friday reported on President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention for an investigation into his short-lived imposition of martial law and the accelerating impeachment trial against him.

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.

The president and his legal team denied allegations that he had sought to target lawmakers during his brief declaration of martial law in December.

He has been incarcerated for the past week, while investigators probe his botched attempt to impose martial law in early December.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol denied wrongdoing as he branded himself as a firm believer in democracy in his first appearance at an impeachment trial looking into his shocking and brief imposition of martial law last month.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first day of his impeachment trial this week, according to his lawyer, who cited concerns for the suspended president’s safety. “As

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday (January 21) made his first appearance at a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial, where his defense team denied he ordered military commanders to arrest opposition lawmakers during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

After impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spent his first days in jail following his arrest on insurrection charges over his botched declaration of martial law, an image circulated in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the suspended leader's mug shot.