Ahead of the hearing, both sides are gearing up for their closing statements which will justify their respective claims on his insurrection and power abuse charges

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law.

Impeached president’s lawyers argue he had ‘no intention to paralyse the country’ by imposing martial law last December

South Korean police are formally investigating impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson confirmed on Friday. A court issued an arrest warrant

With the final hearing of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial scheduled for Feb. 25 -- 73 days since the National Assembly voted to impeach him -- the Constitutional Court is expected to deliver its ruling by the second week of March.

South Korean police are pursuing formal charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly obstructing an arrest warrant. This follows a court-issued warrant amid insurrection accusations tied to a martial law decree.

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country’s first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated, lawyers for parliament argued on Tuesday as his impeachment trial entered its final phase.

An apparent supporter of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol who attempted to break into the Chinese Embassy and trespass at a police station was arrested on Saturday.

South Korean police are formally building a case against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over accusations he obstructed the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson said on Friday.