South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will get another hearing next week before judges decide on whether to formally remove him from office over his martial law decree, the country's Constitutional Court said Thursday.

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday attended what is likely the final hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court will hold another hearing next week before deciding whether President Yoon Suk Yeol should be permanently removed from office for his ill-fated martial law declaration in December.

He had imposed martial law, claiming the elections body was unwilling to address hacking concerns. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Seok Yeol faces potentially his last impeachment hearing over his failed martial law bid before judges begin deliberations on whether to formally remove him from office.

Chung Kye-sun, Kim Bok-hyeong, Jung Jung-mi, Lee Mi-son, Moon Hyung-bae, Kim Hyung-du, Cheong Hyung-sik and Cho Han-chang -- are seated in their courtroom in Seoul on Feb. 13, 2025, to attend the eighth hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.

If the impeachment bid is upheld, an election must be held within 60 days to choose a new president. Read more at straitstimes.com.