South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok called on Friday for the nation to respect and accept any decision, ahead of a Constitutional Court's ruling on the impeachment of leader Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law order.

As South Korea awaits a verdict on the fate of its impeached president, politicians and activists are resorting to ever more extreme tactics in making their case for the country's political future. Throughout central Seoul,

SEOUL - South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok called on Friday for the nation to respect and accept any decision, ahead of a Constitutional Court's ruling on the impeachment of leader Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law order.

South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on Saturday was released from jail, where he was being held while he faces a criminal trial on charges of insurrection for declaring martial law in December.

Investigators have alleged that Yoon's martial-law decree amounted to rebellion. If is convicted of that offense, he would face the death penalty or life imprisonment.

South Korea's air traffic authorities will ban drones from flying around the Constitutional Court in Seoul from Thursday ahead of the ruling on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

If South Korea formally impeaches its suspended president over his martial law debacle, one firebrand pastor says he is ready for "revolution".

The Constitutional Court said Tuesday it will deliver its ruling on the impeachment trial of three prosecutors and the head of the Board of Audit and Inspection on Thursday.