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

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 ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly.

South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has denied accusations that he ordered the arrest of lawmakers during his attempt to impose martial law

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...

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

Thousands of supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol gathered near the Constitutional Court on Tuesday under a heavy police presence as the detained president appeared for his impeachment...

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol spent his first night in jail as a criminal suspect Sunday, according to a prison officer. Yoon was arrested in a dawn raid last week after a weeks-long…

A South Korean court extended the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Sunday, giving prosecutors time to formalise a criminal indictment for insurrection. If found guilty, Yoon could…

FRANCE 24 regional correspondent Yena Lee reports on the situation in South Korea, where Yoon Suk Yeol became the first sitting president in the country's history to be arrested on Wednesday after anti-corruption authorities stormed his presidential residence to execute a warrant for Yoon's failed martial law attempt early last month.

The impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol began Tuesday, as the Constitutional Court reviews his failed attempt to enforce martial law. The session was adjourned minutes later after…

Detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol would not take part in further questioning on Thursday, his lawyers said, sparking speculation about how cooperative the impeached president will be after…

Protesters from opposing political groups assembled in their thousands in the South Korean capital Saturday amid preparations for a second attempt by anti-corruption investigators to detain suspended…