A Justice Ministry vehicle carrying arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol leaves the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 21, en route to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, just south of the capital, after he attended the third hearing of his impeachment trial in connection to his short-lived imposition of martial law in December. Yonhap

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday visited a hospital in central Seoul for a medical check-up after making his first appearance at his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court, sources said.

According to the sources, Yoon and his escort vehicles departed from the court at 4:42 p.m. and traveled to the Armed Forces Seoul Capital District Hospital for a routine medical examination.

Yoon is not currently suffering from any specific medical issues, the sources added, noting that the visit was apparently arranged with the approval of the head of the detention center.

Yoon is set to return to the detention center after the examination, the sources said. (Yonhap)