President Yoon’s 10th impeachment hearing

Suspended Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has attended to testify as a witness at the 10th hearing on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial on February 20. 

Thursday’s witness questioning began with suspended Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.  Previously, Han said in a parliamentary hearing that there had been a great deal of essential and procedural flaws with the Cabinet meeting held shortly before President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration, indicating that it was not a legitimate Cabinet meeting.

Therefore, legal teams for the president and the National Assembly are focusing on cross-questioning Han about the procedural legitimacy of the Cabinet meeting. Hong Jang-won, former First Deputy Director at the National Intelligence Service, was re-summoned for questioning as a witness. 

If witness questioning is wrapped up in the tenth hearing on Thursday, the Constitutional Court will likely hold a hearing for final arguments within this month and deliver a verdict by as early as mid-March.