Ousted Prez Yoon Denies Insurrection Allegations

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday denied having committed "insurrection" in declaring martial law in his final statement to an impeachment hearing that could formally remove him from office.

- Agencies

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"The opposition party claims that I declared martial law to establish a dictatorship and extend my rule. This is a fabricated scheme to frame me for insurrection," Yoon told Seoul's Constitutional Court.

Meanwhile, South Korean parliamentary lawyers seeking Yoon's removal over his short-lived imposition of martial law compared him to a dictator in final arguments during his impeachment trial on Tuesday.