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South Korea's president back in court for impeachment hearing

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on February 13, 2025. [AFP]

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.

The former prosecutor has remained defiant throughout weeks of hearings, blaming a "malicious" opposition for his December bid to suspend civilian rule.

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