By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's leadership crisis will play out in the Constitutional Court, which will decide the fates of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, both impeached and suspended from power over a short-lived martial law.

South Korean Constitutional Court's Judge Lee Mi-son and Cheong Hyung-sik sit in during the first preparatory hearing of a trial on the validity of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment by the National Assembly at the constitutional court of Korea on December 27, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. [Photo/Agencies]

The fate of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in the hands of the country's Constitutional Court after parliament impeached him on Dec. 14 and suspended his powers over his short-lived martial law on Dec.

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos by his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago.

Near South Korean presidential residence as Yoon faces arrest South Korean protesters gather near the presidential residence after a court approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law on Dec.

South Korea's acting president says he will move to fill vacancies in the Constitutional Court. The court is set to rule on the impeachment of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for his declaration of martial law.

In the Republic of Korea, a court has allowed authorities to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of a criminal investigation into his decree to impose martial law. This marks the first time in the country's history that a sitting president has been placed under arrest,