Constitutional Court upholds Yoon's impeachment, removes him from office
Source: Yonhap News
The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, removing him from office over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December.
The verdict, which was read by acting court chief Moon Hyung-bae and televised live, took effect immediately, requiring the country to hold a snap presidential election to pick Yoon's successor within 60 days, which many expect to fall on June 3.
Yoon was impeached by the opposition-controlled National Assembly in mid-December on charges of violating the Constitution and laws by declaring martial law on Dec. 3, deploying troops to the National Assembly to stop lawmakers from voting down the decree and ordering the arrest of politicians.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250403008551315?section=national/politics
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The Unanimous was the most important
That the 6 Justices who were sitting on the Court last December voted for impeachment was important
His supporters claimed that adding 2 Justices was designed to get a definite conviction.
They lost that hill, that it was a corrupt move to secure a conviction, was very important
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