Prosecutors in South Korea have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in connection to insurrection charges. South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach Yoon last month after he briefly

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 Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

South Korea hit another political milestone on Sunday, as impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol became the country’s first sitting president ever to be indicted.

Suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial on Thursday, his lawyers said, as former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun is slated to appear and testify as well.

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

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where the detained leader may get a chance to argue his case or answer questions over his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

The fake truth hinders South Korea’s ability to overcome the political crisis from President Yoon’s actions.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has remained defiant against investigators probing his martial law declaration, even after his indictment. Aoki Yoshiyuki, NHK's former Seoul bureau chief, explains the unfolding political crisis.

With the possibility of an early presidential election in South Korea gaining momentum after the Lunar New Year holiday, attention is turning to potential candidates. According to multiple polls, Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung is leading the race,

The Constitutional Court will hold the first hearing of an impeachment trial for the chief state auditor on Feb. 12, according to the court on Wednesday.