South Korean parliamentary lawyers seeking President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal over his short-lived imposition of martial law compared him to a dictator in final arguments during his impeachment trial on Tuesday.

SEOUL: Suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment hearings was set to conclude on Tuesday (Feb 25), with Yoon arriving to deliver his final argument late into the evening to defend his Dec 3 martial law declaration as legitimate and constitutional despite the accusations to the contrary.

The Constitutional Court of South Korea has wrapped up the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol after his controversial declaration of martial law on December 3, 2024. The court's eight judges will now deliberate behind closed doors to determine whether to uphold the parliamentary vote that removed Yoon from office.