Following months of deliberation, South Korea’s Constitutional Court will decide this week whether to uphold the legislature’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law in December and formally remove him from office or restore his presidential powers.

President Yoon Suk-yeol will not attend the Constitutional Court’s ruling on his impeachment trial set for April 4, his lawyers announced on April 3. Citing security concerns and the need to maintain order,

Ahead of Constitutional Court's ruling on Yoon A road near the Constitutional Court in Seoul is temporarily cordoned off on April 3, 2025, one day before the court hands down a decision on whether to remove impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office or reinstate him over his brief imposition of martial law in early December.