A South Korean former deputy director of the National Intelligence Service testified he had been ordered to arrest politicians, contradicting President Yoon's denial.

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been arrested and suspended from duties over his declaration of martial law, was in court again Tuesday for hearings to decide whether to remove him from office officially.

W HEN SOUTH KOREA’S president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sent troops streaming into the country’s National Assembly on December 3rd, Lee Jae-myung turned on his livestream. Viewers watched on a shaky smartphone camera feed as the head of the country’s largest opposition force,

The jailed president Yoon Suk Yeol, who had been holed up in his presidential compound for weeks after issuing a martial law decree last month, now faces rebellion charges punishable by the death penalty or life in prison.

President Yoon Suk Yeol has been in custody since being arrested last week over his brief declaration of martial law in December.

South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law, Yonhap news agency reported.

This photo, taken Feb. 4, 2025, shows the fifth hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.