The constitutional court of South Korea retained the impeachment of President Yun Suk Yeol on Friday, removing it from the office four months later after its short -term allegation of martial law on 3 December.
The protesters who are demanding their expulsion, they ruling, waving flags and torn into cheers to pump their fist in the air. For the leading weeks for the ruling, hundreds of thousands of people protesting against and against Sri Yun have erected Seoul roads, often tolerating cold temperatures, rain and ice.
Local time at 11 am, the acting Chief Justice of the court, Moon Hungbe, began to read the ruling, which came after months of discussions. A few 22 minutes later, he announced that all eight Justices of the court had voted to remove Mr. Yun from the office. Now the former President “cheated the trust of the people” and “severely violated the law,” Mr. Moon said.
In a statement issued through his lawyers, Mr. Yun said, “Working for the country has been a great honor for me.” “I am more regret and regret that I can’t live up to your expectations.”
The court’s verdict is immediately effective and cannot be appealed.
Why was Mr. Yun impeached?
Late on 3 December, Mr. Yun shocked the country when he declared martial law, but it lasted only for six hours as the MPs voted to turn it out quickly.
Shortly after announcing on live television, the soldiers ordered MPs as part of the order to vote for the National Assembly Building and arrest the major data, including the president of the floor. A mob of citizens faced soldiers, and some MPs extended the fence to go to the assembly and vote.
The same night, Mr. Yun also sent soldiers to the National Election Commission, who tried to find and confiscate their databases. It violated the freedom of the agency constitutionally guaranteed freedom, ruled by the court.
The ruling, Justice Moon said that Mr. Yun had misused his duties as the commander of the nation. Marshal Law Dickry did not meet the constitutional requirement for a national crisis, which Mr. Yun repeatedly said that he had made an extraordinary announcement.
The judges said that Mr. Yun extended his idea to implement martial law through a cabinet meeting on a green -night on the night of 3 December. Without proper deliberations, and he failed to inform the National Assembly, as required by the law.
Only six out of eight members on the bench needed to vote in favor to maintain impeachment, but the decision was unanimous.
What will happen next?
The caretaker President Han Duck-Su will continue in his role until the nation selects a new President through a Snap election. It should be within 60 days from Friday, which means the latest in early June. The National Election Commission is expected to announce the date in the coming days.
Political parties will select their candidates through primary elections.
Lee J-Mung is the front-colon’s expected front-raner to lead the opposition Democratic Party. He has been a political rival of Mr. Yun since last presidential elections in 2022 when he lost to the former President by less than 1 percent of the votes. Mr. Lee has now topped the political push to remove the President.
It is less clear that who will come out in front of the race to lead the ruling People Power Party. Its former leader, Han Dong-Hun, resigned in December in December after disagreeing with Mr. Yun and his party on a martial law issue.
Oh Se Sea-Hon, Seoul’s Mayor, and Degu’s Mayor, Hong June-Pieo, others are suggested as potential candidates.
