South Korea's Yoon faces last impeachment hearing over martial law

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) attends the tenth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, on February 20, 2025. [AFP]

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was facing his final impeachment hearing on Tuesday before judges decide whether to formally remove him from office over his disastrous martial law declaration.

Yoon's short-lived suspension of civilian rule plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil, and he was removed from office by parliament in December.