Army Col. Kim Hyun-tae, head of the 707th Special Mission Group, arrives at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 6, 2025, to testify at the sixth hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.

A former military commander who has accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of ordering the removal of lawmakers from the National Assembly building during December's brief imposition of martial law is set to testify at Yoon's impeachment trial Thursday.

A top South Korean military commander said on Tuesday he trusted President Yoon Suk Yeol to be making a legitimate decision when he declared martial law, but declined to say if the impeached leader gave orders to "drag" lawmakers out of parliament.

South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law, Yonhap news agency reported.

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol asked a court Tuesday to cancel his arrest over his brief imposition of martial law. Yoon's legal defense team submitted the request to the Seoul Central District Court as it prepares to hold the first preparatory hearing of his criminal trial on Feb.

The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president, and if convicted, Yoon Suk Yeol could face years in prison for his shock martial-law decree, which sought to ban political and parliamentary activity and control the media.