President Yoon to have one last chance to defend himself against impeachment on Tuesday

Come tomorrow that is Tuesday the final hearing of the impeachment trial against President Yoon Suk Yeol takes place in the afternoon amid much anticipation in the details of the president's upcoming concluding remarks in defense of his short-lived martial law.

Our correspondent Oh Soo-young has more.

President Yoon Suk Yeol will have one last chance to make his case against impeachment this week, as the Constitutional Court wraps up trial hearings on Tuesday.

The 11th and final session comes 73 days after the National Assembly passed a vote to remove him from power, after his December third martial law order.

According to the Court, the justices will review the remaining evidence that hasn't been scrutinized yet, before giving both the National Assembly and President Yoon's legal teams two hours to present their closing arguments.

Then the Assembly's impeachment panel chair Jung Chung-rae and President Yoon will deliver their final statements with no time restrictions.

Chung is expected to wrap up the National Assembly's position that Yoon's declaration of martial law was illegal in both procedure and substance, and that his orders on December third violate Constitutional principles.

Meanwhile, Yoon is expected to reiterate arguments previously presented by his legal team,. that martial law is an executive right of the President, and was issued as a "warning" against the dominant opposition party's tyranny in parliament that paralyzed government functions.

Yoon has also raised concerns over national security and election fraud.

As speculation grows over whether Yoon will present a political compromise or gesture, including a suggestion to revise the amendment to shorten his presidential term, his legal team said Sunday that it is not the President's style to offer conditional measures in order to avoid impeachment.

The team said Yoon is currently preparing his final statement and is carefully considering various opinions.

Once the hearings conclude, the deliberation period begins.

Then, Presiding Justice Cheong Hyung-sik will present his review before all eight justices vote for or against impeachment.

The ruling will be drafted based on the majority opinion.

The Court will then decide the date to announce the verdict, which is expected within two weeks of the last hearing, likely in around mid-March.

If six or more of the eight justices vote in favor of impeachment, President Yoon will be removed from office, triggering a snap presidential election within 60 days.

However, if at least three justices oppose impeachment, the motion will be dismissed, and President Yoon will immediately resume his duties.

Oh Soo-young, Arirang News.