Court holds first trial hearing for Justice Minister Park Sung-jae on alleged martial law participation

On the local political front.

The Constitutional Court held its first hearing on the impeachment of Justice Minister Park Sung-jae earlier on this Tuesday.

Park was impeached by the parliament last December with opposition lawmakers accusing him of partaking in Korea's short-lived martial law by seeking to secure detention venues for key political figures.

Park's defense team has dismissed the accusations as groundless.

After a two-hour session the bench decided it would begin deliberating on his case without a second hearing.

Separately the Constitutional Court has yet to disclose a date for its verdict to determine the fate of President Yoon Suk Yeol whose impeachment trial ended in late February.