Constitutional Court adds another hearing date to Pres. Yoon's impeachment trial

The Constitutional Court has extended by one week the formal hearings of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial and accepted his request for Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to take the witness stand.

Following its announcement late Thursday of a ninth hearing scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon the court TODAY announced a TENTH hearing for Thursday afternoon during which the Prime Minister will be questioned.

Also former Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service Hong Jang-won will return to face questions from the president's defense team while National Police Agency Commissioner General Cho Ji-ho will be questioned by both sides after missing two earlier sessions owing to health reasons.

Meanwhile the president's legal team has filed a petition requesting a change in the date of the 10th hearing citing insufficient time for preparation as the president also faces a criminal trial expected to start on the same day that is February 20th.