Ahead of the hearing, both sides are gearing up for their closing statements which will justify their respective claims on his insurrection and power abuse charges

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country's first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.