DAILY POST
South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has denied accusations that he ordered the arrest of lawmakers during his attempt to impose martial law during his first appearance at his impeachment trial on Tuesday.
Recall that parliament voted to impeach Yoon last month and the constitutional court began hearings last week to decide whether to permanently remove him from office. Yoon also faces a separate criminal investigation into allegations that he led an insurrection.
Yoon has been detained since last week. Tight security surrounded his transport from the detention center to the constitutional court, where police erected anti-riot barricades and formed human walls to keep back hundreds of his supporters.
During the hearing, Yoon was questioned about allegations that he ordered military commanders to “drag out” lawmakers from parliament on December 3, the night he declared martial law, to prevent them from overturning his directive.
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