South Korea's Constitutional Court announced on Thursday that it will hold an additional hearing next week in the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk-yeol, who faces removal for his declaration of martial law on 3 December.

Seoul, February 14 (IANS): Nearly 6 out of 10 South Koreans support impeaching South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration, a survey showed on Friday, as the Constitutional Court appeared to move closer to decide whether to formally remove him from office or reinstate him.

The South Korean Constitutional Court said on Thursday it will hold an additional hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial next week.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court will hold another hearing next week before deciding whether President Yoon Suk Yeol should be permanently removed from office for his ill-fated martial law declaration in December.

South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will get another hearing next week before judges decide on whether to formally remove him from office over his martial law decree, the country's Constitutional Court said Thursday.

SEOUL -- South Korea's constitutional court on Thursday designated one more hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial. The court said the ninth hearing will be held at 2:00 pm local time (0500 GMT) on Feb 18. The eighth formal hearing was held earlier on Thursday with the arrested president being present.

If the impeachment bid is upheld, an election must be held within 60 days to choose a new president. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Seok Yeol faces potentially his last impeachment hearing over his failed martial law bid before judges begin deliberations on whether to formally remove him from office.