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South Korean president defends himself against impeachment
Judge Moon Hyung-bae (left) acting chief justice of South Korea's Constitutional Court, and other justices arrive at the courtroom for the final hearing over South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law, at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 25, 2025
IN A final statement at his impeachment trial on Tuesday, 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.
The court is expected to rule by mid-March on whether to remove the right-wing president from office.
The liberal opposition-controlled National Assembly impeached Mr Yoon after his short-lived December 3 martial law decree caused political turmoil.
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