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

The Constitutional Court has decided to add one more hearing to President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial, after accepting his request for three key witnesses to be questioned, including Prime Minister Han Duck-soo.

The Court on Friday announced it has scheduled a tenth hearing date for next Thursday at 2 PM, where the Prime Minister will stand witness.

Han has previously stated the President did not hold a proper Cabinet meeting before declaring martial law.

Former Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service Hong Jang-won was summoned last week by the National Assembly's side but will return to be questioned by Yoon's legal team.

National Police Agency Commissioner General Cho Ji-ho will be questioned by both sides, after missing two witness sessions due to health reasons.

Yoon's hearing was supposed to end this week but was extended as the bench needs more time to review evidence.

Yoon's lawyers filed a petition to change the date of the 10th hearing.

The team has previously complained it lacks time to prepare for twice-weekly hearings, given that the president is also preparing for a criminal trial.