President Yoon Suk Yeol and other individuals implicated in his short-lived imposition of martial law failed to attend an afternoon hearing at the National Assembly on Wednesday despite being ordered to do so by a parliamentary committee.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court for his impeachment trial Tuesday, defending his short-lived martial law bid and denying charges that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers away.

President Yoon Suk Yeol denied allegations that he ordered the military to remove lawmakers from the National Assembly during his brief imposition of martial law as he appeared for his impeachment trial hearing at the Constitutional Court Tuesday.