Live: Yoon's impeachment trial resumes Constitutional Court undecided on extending trial dates

President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial continues with the sixth hearing on Thursday.

Starting today, hearings begin in the morning and run throughout the day with three testimonies.

Our Oh Soo-young is at the Constitutional Court where the session has just kicked off.

Q1. Sooyoung. The Court has seen some twists and turns in the testimonies by key witnesses so far, and today's line-up will also be interesting.

That's right. The sixth hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial began just moments ago at 10 AM, with key witnesses to testify today.

On the National Assembly's side, former Army Special Warfare Command chief Kwak Jong-geun will soon begin his testimony.

His claims are likely to clash with what has been stated by Yoon and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun regarding the night of the martial law declaration.

Ahead of the impeachment trial, Kwak refuted Yoon's claim that the military was ordered to pull out "agents" rather than "lawmakers" from the National Assembly, directly contradicting the president's defense.

On Yoon's side, two witnesses will take the stand --Kim Hyun-tae, commander of the 707th Special Mission Battalion, and Senior Presidential Secretary for Economic Affairs Park Chun-seop.

Yoon's legal team is expected to question Kim regarding allegations that the military was ordered to storm the National Assembly under martial law.

The questions for Park are likely to focus on the opposition-led parliament slashing the government's budget, which Yoon claims led to a state of national emergency, justifying his martial law.

From today, hearings begin at 10AM, not 2PM, as the judges aim to speed up proceedings.

Q2. And there are two hearings left now. So the question is whether the trial is nearing an end or if it'll be extended.

That's right, as of now, the last hearing is scheduled for next Thursday, and it's unclear whether the Court will stick to this schedule or choose to lengthen the trial.

The Court's Press Officer Cheon Jaehyun said Wednesday regarding the possibility of scheduling additional hearings that it's "a matter for the court to decide," and there's no official position yet.

But the press officer noted that trial dates can be postponed depending on the circumstances.

President Yoon's legal team on Tuesday had requested that impeachment trial hearings be held only once a week, arguing that it is impractical to maintain the current twice-a-week schedule while also managing Yoon's upcoming criminal trial starting on February 20th.

Justices dismissed most of Yoon's witness applications related to alleged election fraud, which Yoon says was a pretext for his martial law.

It has approved only 15 witnesses from both Yoon's and the National Assembly's side, despite the President's lawyers having applied for over 30 witnesses.

But notably, it rescheduled a testimony session for National Police Agency Commissioner General Cho Ji-ho, who failed to appear in a previous hearing due to health reasons.

At the moment, it seems the court is focused on avoiding delays or calling up any witnesses it deems unnecessary so as to not prolong the trial.

I see. Thank you and keep us updated.