South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's legal representatives will attend the first Constitutional Court hearing on Friday in a trial reviewing his impeachment by parliament over his short-lived imposition of martial law,

Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s since-impeached president, had been planning for months to impose martial law and target political opponents, according to accounts.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament has impeached the acting president, throwing the country into more political turmoil. Lawmakers passed a motion on Friday to impeach Han Duck-soo, who is also the prime minister,