Schools near Constitutional Court consider temporary closures, shortening class hours With suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment ruling expected by mid-March, the Korean National Police Agency announced Wednesday that it will heighten security to the highest level outside the Constitutional Court when Yoon’s verdict is delivered to prevent any potential safety incidents.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol contested his arrest on rebellion charges in one court and pleaded to preserve his presidency in the other, both cases related to his brief imposition of martial law.

In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the danger of the opposition-controlled parliament as he vowed to push for political reform if reinstated.

“The whole situation just naturally evolved in a way that Yoon Suk Yeol became the symbol of this movement of freedom and liberal democracy, vis-a-vis communism, socialism, and tyranny,” said Lee Jung-hoon, a conservative legal scholar and dean at Seoul’s Yonsei University.

South Korea's National Security Adviser Shin Won-shik has arrived in the United States for a four-day trip, amid the tariffs launched by US President Donald Trump, who has intensified his criticism of South Korea.

South Korean parliamentary lawyers seeking President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal over his short-lived imposition of martial law compared him to a dictator on Tuesday during their final arguments at his impeachment trial.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gave a closing statement at his impeachment trial on Tuesday, apologizing to citizens for his short-lived declaration of martial law but defending the move.

Police prepare Alpha emergency response for Yoon Suk Yeols impeachment ruling Authorities brace for potential unrest surrounding Yoons impeachment decision.

SEOUL -- South Korea's constitutional court held the 11th and final hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial on Tuesday, with Yoon being present for his final statement.

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law, at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 20, 2025. SONG KYUNG-SEOK/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to ...