South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.

South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree.

Yoon Suk Yeol has faced South Korea's constitutional court for the first time, following last month's martial law saga.

South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.

Yoon Suk Yeol, detained since Wednesday after a major operation at his home, faces rebellion charges over his December 3 martial law declaration.

South Korean police detained impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence in Seoul on Wednesday local time, ABC News confirmed.

Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached South Korean President who appeared in a court hearing over the martial law chaos, has now been formally arrested.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained in a large-scale operation at the presidential compound.

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.