South Korea's parliament presses for Yoon's removal as impeachment trial winds down


Judges of the Constitutional Court attend the impeachment trial of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool

SEOUL (Reuters) - 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.

After weeks of testimony by high-ranking current and former officials, including some facing criminal charges for their role in the brief imposition of martial law on December 3, lawyers for both sides summarised their arguments and evidence at the Constitutional Court.

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