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Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest

Seoul, South Korea CNN —

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his impeachment trial Tuesday following weeks of evading arrest, delaying what is set to be a dramatic political showdown.

Yoon has been holed up in his fortified residence, surrounded by his Presidential Security Service (PSS) team, after his short-lived declaration of martial law in December triggered widespread public outrage and protests, plunging the country into its biggest political crisis in decades.

The former prosecutor-turned-politician was stripped of his presidential powers last month after parliament voted to impeach him over the decree. The country’s Constitutional Court now has the ultimate say over whether he will be formally removed or reinstated.

Tuesday’s court session ended after just four minutes when the president refused to show. However, a hearing planned for Thursday will proceed with or without Yoon in attendance.

The parliamentary impeachment panel is seeking “a swift decision to remove the president to restore broken democracy, constitutional order, and to quickly resolve the uncertainties in the economy,” said Lee Kwang-beom, one of the panel’s lawyers.

Yoon had previously indicated through his lawyer that he would not attend Tuesday’s hearing due to safety concerns relating to efforts to detain him for questioning, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.

Yoon is wanted for questioning in multiple investigations, including allegations he led an insurrection – a crime punishable by life imprisonment or even the death penalty.

Yoon maintains he acted legitimately in declaring martial law and considers the warrant “illegal and

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