South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, was in court again on Tuesday for hearings, which the result is expected to decide whether to officially remove him from office.
A convoy of black SUVs arrived at the court Tuesday, carrying Yoon to attend a hearing scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm (0500 GMT).
Yeol, who has been arrested and suspended from duties over his declaration of martial law, plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil when he declared martial law on December 3, suspending civilian rule and sending soldiers to parliament.
His attempt to impose martial law only lasted around six hours as the opposition-led parliament defied armed troops to vote it down and later impeached him over the move.
As part of a separate criminal probe, Yoon was detained in a dawn raid in mid-January on insurrection charges, becoming the first sitting South Korean head of state to be arrested, as he is being held in detention but has been attending impeachment hearings at the Constitutional Court, which will determine whether his impeachment is upheld.
At previous hearings, Yoon denied instructing top military commanders to “drag out” lawmakers from parliament to prevent them from voting down his decree, a claim refuted by opposition MPs.
