Court cites misuse of military against parliament, betraying public trust and violating constitutional principles
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and the eight justices at the Constitutional Court | Image: ROK Presidential Office, Constitutional Court, edited by Korea Pro
South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously upheld former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on Friday, formally removing him from office following months of political unrest sparked by his attempt to impose martial law against “anti-state forces” on Dec. 3, 2024.
At 11:22 a.m. KST, Acting Constitutional Court Chief Justice Moon Hyungbae sealed Yoon’s fate, making him the second South Korean president to be removed from office and the first to have been removed before his term was officially supposed to end.
South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously upheld former President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on Friday, formally removing him from office following months of political unrest sparked by his attempt to impose martial law against “anti-state forces” on Dec. 3, 2024.
At 11:22 a.m. KST, Acting Constitutional Court Chief Justice Moon Hyungbae sealed Yoon’s fate, making him the second South Korean president to be removed from office and the first to have been removed before his term was officially supposed to end.
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