South Korea's President Yoon defends himself in constitutional court

Detained leader denies he ordered military to pull lawmakers out of Assembly

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South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 21. © Reuters

KIM JAEWON

SEOUL -- South Korea's detained President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a hearing at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, defending himself over his declaration of a short-lived martial law in early December.

Yoon testified as the Constitutional Court deliberates an impeachment case against him after more than two-thirds of lawmakers voted to impeach him and suspend him from duty a month ago. There have been three hearings at the court, but this was the first time that Yoon himself attended.

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