Following months of deliberation, South Korea’s Constitutional Court will decide this week whether to uphold the legislature’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief imposition of martial law in December and formally remove him from office or restore his presidential powers.

Ahead of Constitutional Court's ruling on Yoon A road near the Constitutional Court in Seoul is temporarily cordoned off on April 2, 2025, two days before the court hands down a decision on whether to remove impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office or reinstate him over his brief imposition of martial law in early December.

South Korea's constitutional court will decide whether to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol on April 4, the court said Tuesday. The ruling on Yoon will be delivered at 11:00 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) on Friday and it will be broadcast live, the court said in a statement.