South Korea looks for a way out of its constitutional crisis

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A trial is underway this week in South Korea’s Constitutional Court that could remove the country’s president from office. Yoon Suk Yeol sent this nation into a democratic crisis six weeks ago, when he declared martial law. That got him impeached. Now, Yoon is facing an arrest warrant and he’s refusing to appear in court, out of concern for his personal safety. The World’s Matthew Bell has the latest from Seoul. 

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