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South Korea Court To Decide Impeached President's Fate

A man waves a South Korean flag as police buses block the road in front of the Constitutional Court days ahead of the long-awaited ruling on president Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment (Credit: AFP)

The fate of South Korea's presidency hangs on the Constitutional Court Friday as it decides whether to uphold Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over a disastrous martial law declaration or to return him to power.

Yoon, 64, was suspended by lawmakers over his December 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule, which saw armed soldiers deployed to parliament. He was also arrested over a separate criminal trial on insurrection charges.

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