Constitutional Court agrees to speed up impeachment trial testimony from fmr. Defence Minister

The Constitutional Court has agreed to expedite the testimony of former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun as earlier requested by President Yoon Suk Yeol's defense team.

Earlier on this Friday the Court's press officer Cheon Jaehyun announced that Kim would testify first on January 23rd that is next Thursday two weeks earlier than initially scheduled.

The Court has also approved requests by the presidential legal team for documents related to the National Election Commission amid their allegations of election fraud which they add was the basis for the president's brief imposition of martial law on December 3rd.