South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol contested his arrest on rebellion charges in one court and pleaded to preserve his presidency in the other, both cases related to his brief imposition of martial law.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law.

South Korean police are formally building a case against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over accusations he obstructed the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson said on Friday. A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon on December 31 in a criminal investigation accusing the suspended leader of insurrection over his martial law decree last year.

Impeached president’s lawyers argue he had ‘no intention to paralyse the country’ by imposing martial law last December

South Korean police are pursuing formal charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for allegedly obstructing an arrest warrant. This follows a court-issued warrant amid insurrection accusations tied to a martial law decree.

Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho said on Thursday he was proud of how his fellow South Koreans had overcome the fallout from impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3.

Suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's attorneys denied the charges alleging he led an insurrection, defended his Dec. 3 declaration of martial law and argued the prosecution's pretrial arrest of him was unlawful,

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a historic trial over insurrection charges involving martial law. His legal team challenges his detention, citing procedural misconduct, while prosecutors push for swift proceedings.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday (Feb 20) for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country's first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.