S. Korea's constitutional court confirms President Yoon's impeachment
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South Korea's constitutional court confirmed the National Assembly's motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol due to his brief imposition of martial law, as revealed during a live TV broadcast on Friday.
The ruling was announced by Moon Hyung-bae, the acting chief of the court, who stated that the decision was unanimous among the eight justices.
Moon explained that Yoon had failed in his duty to uphold the constitution, undermining constitutional institutions such as parliament and violating citizens' basic rights by mobilizing both military and police forces. He emphasized that the advantages of removing Yoon to protect the constitution far outweighed any potential national losses from his dismissal.
Yoon declared an emergency martial law on the night of December 3 last year, but it was quickly revoked by the opposition-led National Assembly within hours.
During this unsuccessful attempt at martial law, military helicopters landed at the National Assembly, and hundreds of armed special forces troops entered the parliamentary building.
According to legal provisions, the ruling takes immediate effect upon its announcement, necessitating a snap presidential election within 60 days, which is anticipated to occur in late May or early June.
With this ruling, the conservative leader has officially lost all presidential powers, marking him as the second sitting president in South Korea to be forcefully removed, following the 2017 impeachment of former conservative President Park Geun-hye.
Yoon also became the third president in the country’s constitutional history to face impeachment by the National Assembly. Notably, late liberal President Roh Moo-hyun was reinstated after his impeachment by the National Assembly in 2004.
After the National Assembly passed Yoon's impeachment motion on December 14 last year, the constitutional court conducted a total of 11 hearings before reaching a verdict on February 25.
The constitutional court took 111 days to deliver its final ruling, longer than the 92 days taken for Park's impeachment and the 64 days for Roh's impeachment.
Yoon was taken into custody in the presidential office on January 15 and was indicted while in detention on January 26, facing allegations of being the leader of an insurrection. This made him the first sitting president in South Korea to be arrested and prosecuted.
If found guilty of leading an insurrection, Yoon could potentially face severe penalties, including the death penalty or life imprisonment. However, he was released on March 8 when the prosecution chose not to appeal a court's decision to approve his release.
Max Fischer for TROIB News
The ruling was announced by Moon Hyung-bae, the acting chief of the court, who stated that the decision was unanimous among the eight justices.
Moon explained that Yoon had failed in his duty to uphold the constitution, undermining constitutional institutions such as parliament and violating citizens' basic rights by mobilizing both military and police forces. He emphasized that the advantages of removing Yoon to protect the constitution far outweighed any potential national losses from his dismissal.
Yoon declared an emergency martial law on the night of December 3 last year, but it was quickly revoked by the opposition-led National Assembly within hours.
During this unsuccessful attempt at martial law, military helicopters landed at the National Assembly, and hundreds of armed special forces troops entered the parliamentary building.
According to legal provisions, the ruling takes immediate effect upon its announcement, necessitating a snap presidential election within 60 days, which is anticipated to occur in late May or early June.
With this ruling, the conservative leader has officially lost all presidential powers, marking him as the second sitting president in South Korea to be forcefully removed, following the 2017 impeachment of former conservative President Park Geun-hye.
Yoon also became the third president in the country’s constitutional history to face impeachment by the National Assembly. Notably, late liberal President Roh Moo-hyun was reinstated after his impeachment by the National Assembly in 2004.
After the National Assembly passed Yoon's impeachment motion on December 14 last year, the constitutional court conducted a total of 11 hearings before reaching a verdict on February 25.
The constitutional court took 111 days to deliver its final ruling, longer than the 92 days taken for Park's impeachment and the 64 days for Roh's impeachment.
Yoon was taken into custody in the presidential office on January 15 and was indicted while in detention on January 26, facing allegations of being the leader of an insurrection. This made him the first sitting president in South Korea to be arrested and prosecuted.
If found guilty of leading an insurrection, Yoon could potentially face severe penalties, including the death penalty or life imprisonment. However, he was released on March 8 when the prosecution chose not to appeal a court's decision to approve his release.
Max Fischer for TROIB News
