Yoon Suk-yeol appeared before South Korea's Constitutional Court for the first time, defending his actions as a warning to the opposition, not a threat of violence. View on euronews

The president and his legal team denied allegations that he had sought to target lawmakers during his brief declaration of martial law in December.

South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul, as he faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month.