Seoul (AFP) – South Korea's Constitutional Court opened the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday over his failed martial law bid, but quickly adjourned the first hearing after ...

However he will only be formally removed from office if at least six of the eight-member Constitutional Court bench votes to uphold the impeachment. According to South Korean law, the court must ...

The trial's first hearing -- out of five lasting until February 4 -- is slated to begin at 2:00 pm (0500 GMT). The next hearings take place on January 16, 21, 23 and February 4.

The impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol began Tuesday, as the Constitutional Court reviews his failed attempt to enforce martial law. The session was adjourned minutes later ...

The trial's first hearing -- out of five lasting until February 4 -- is slated to begin at 2:00 pm (0500 ... whether it amounted to insurrection. "This impeachment case focuses solely on the ...