South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attended on Tuesday a Constitutional Court hearing of his impeachment trial where he denied ordering military commanders to drag lawmakers out of parliament during his short-lived bid to impose martial law.

South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.

South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.

Yoon, currently suspended from his duties with his powers transferred to an acting president, did not attend two previous hearings earlier this month. The court has until June 11 to decide whether to

Yoon Suk Yeol has made his first appearance at an impeachment trial which will decide if he should be permanently removed.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at the Constitutional Court for the first time Tuesday, and vowed to cooperate with the judges who will decide whether to remove

After Yoon Suk Yeol became the first sitting South Korean leader to be detained, on charges of insurrection over his failed martial law bid, right-wing groups repeatedly shared a manipulated image they claimed showed US President Donald Trump watching news about Yoon's arrest.