South Korea’s Constitutional Court began Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment review

On December 16th, the Constitutional Court in South Korea began reviewing the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to declare martial law on December 3rd, Reuters reports

The court will hold the first public hearing on Dec. 27, spokesperson Lee Jean told a news conference. The court's six justices met to discuss plans for reviewing the impeachment by the opposition-controlled parliament on Saturday, December 14th.

“The court has up to six months to decide whether to remove Yoon from office or to reinstate him. The first hearing will be ‘preparatory’ to confirm major legal issues of the case and the schedule among other matters,” the report stated.