South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court for his impeachment trial Tuesday, defending his short-lived martial law bid and denying charges that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers away.

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

He has been incarcerated for the past week, while investigators probe his botched attempt to impose martial law in early December.