US EditionSouth Korea’s Constitutional Court Removes President Yoon Suk Yeol Following Martial Law Controversy
- South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled to uphold the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, declaring he had abused his power by declaring martial law last December.
- The court's unanimous decision required support from at least six justices and permanently removed Yoon from office.
- The court stated that Yoon violated his duty as commander-in-chief by mobilizing troops during the declaration of martial law.
- Yoon's removal from office will lead to fresh presidential elections within 60 days, according to acting chief justice Moon Hyung-bae.
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South Korean President Yoon Removed From Office
South Korea's Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, four months after he threw South Korean politics into turmoil by declaring martial law and sending troops to parliament in an ill-fated effort to break through legislative gridlock. The unanimous verdict comes more than three months...
The South Korean Constitutional Court unanimously validated the dismissal of President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday, April 4, for declaring martial law in December, concluding a political episode in which the divisions of the society have deepened.
Yoon Suk-yeol has lost his presidential immunity and can now be tried for attempted coup, DR's Asia correspondent reports.
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South Korean president removed from office four months after declaring martial law
close Video Expert says South Korean president’s failed martial law declaration attempt a ‘blunder,’ to ‘reassert himself’ South Korea’s opposition parties moved Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, four months after he declared martial law, sending the East Asian country into turmoil. The court issued its verdict more than three months after the…
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South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday unanimously upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his disastrous martial law declaration, stripping him of office and triggering fresh elections after months of
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