Seoul: Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in a convoy at the Constitutional Court on Thursday to attend the fourth hearing in his impeachment trial. This marks the second time Yoon has appeared personally for a hearing regarding his imposition of martial law on December 3, which was both shocking and short-lived. He first attended a court hearing in person on Tuesday.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the convoy departed from the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, located south of Seoul, and arrived at the court in Seoul as the fourth hearing session was scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Thursday's hearing will also feature former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who was arrested last month for his alleged involvement in the declaration of martial law. Yoon's legal team has named Kim as a witness for the trial.
During the hearing on Tuesday, Yoon denied giving orders for martial law troops to remove lawmakers from the National Assembly during the martial law bid. Currently, Yoon is detained at the detention center, following a Seoul court's decision to grant investigators a warrant for his formal arrest on Sunday. The impeached president's legal team has indicated that Yoon intends to be present at all remaining hearings, if possible.