The assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last month, but the Constitutional Court will decide whether to formally dismiss or reinstate him.

By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -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 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.

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

STORY: Dozens of supporters of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeul were facing charges on Monday after storming a court building.Protesters, some blasting lines of police with fire extinguishers or wielding broken barricades,

South Korea's impeached president has argued for his release before a Seoul judge as the court reviewed whether to grant a law enforcement request for his formal arrest.