President Yoon Suk Yeol and other individuals implicated in his short-lived imposition of martial law failed to attend an afternoon hearing at the National Assembly on Wednesday despite being ordered to do so by a parliamentary committee.

(Reuters) - South Korea's National assembly passed a revised special counsel bill to investigate insurrection charges against President Yoon Suk Yeol, news agency Yonhap reported on Friday.

The Constitutional Court on Jan. 21 held the third hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment trial, focusing on key evidence related to the declaration of martial law and insurrection allegations.

Suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will attend the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial on Thursday, his lawyers said, as former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun is slated to appear and testify as well.

South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.

South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been formally arrested, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul.

President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was arrested on charges of leading an insurrection, talks with his lawyer at the impeachment trial held at the Constitutional Court in central Seoul on January 21.

Yoon Suk Yeol has faced South Korea's constitutional court for the first time, following last month's martial law saga.

Differing opinions on Yoon’s impeachment are driving kin apart. But a few parents and children are finding more common ground.

South Korea stands at a crossroads, facing a precarious mix of political upheaval and economic uncertainty. Consumer confidence has nosedived, reflecting widespread apprehension about the National Assembly's impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and the devastating plane crash at Muan International Airport.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will appear before the Constitutional Court for his impeachment trial hearing this week for the second time, an official at Yoon's legal team said on Wednesday. Yoon is scheduled to attend the hearing at the Constitutional Court on Thursday,