South Korea's Constitutional Court will issue its long-awaited ruling on President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment Friday, months after he was suspended for declaring martial law.

Yoon's December 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule plunged South Korea into political chaos, after he sent armed soldiers into parliament, Aljazeera reported.

Lawmakers disobeyed the army by voting against the measure and impeaching Yoon shortly after, but months of political unrest have harmed South Korea's economy and put the country in leadership uncertainty, even as US President Donald Trump targets the region with tariffs.
 
The court convened weeks of impeachment proceedings to decide whether to officially remove Yoon from office, and then spent weeks to deliberate on the matter, sparking speculation that the justices were in deep disagreement, according to Aljazeera.

Yoon, who was elected in 2022 despite having no prior political experience, is also facing criminal charges for rebelling over the edict.
Despite the fact that a number of South Korea's democratic-era leaders have been imprisoned for crimes committed after their terms ended, Yoon is the first president to face charges while in office.