South Korean Constitutional Court on Friday supported the impeachment of President Jono Suk Jolary over him Similar declaration of martial lawVoting unanimously to deprive him of his post for violation of the Constitution.
The 64 -year -old Jon was rejected by lawmakers on December 3 attempt to undermine civilian government in which armed soldiers were housed in parliament. He was also arrested on charges of uprising as part of a separate criminal case.
Its removal causes a fresh presidential election, which should take place within 60 days.
“Given the serious negative impact and far-reaching consequences of the respondent’s constitutional violations … (we) are rejecting the reliance president Yun Suka,” said the Acting President of the Court Moon Hun-Ba.
The decision was unanimous with all eight court judges, which the police received additional security protection with tensions and supporters of pro-Yoon, who rallied on the streets.
Yun’s actions “violate the basic principles of the rule of law and democratic government, thus undermining the constitutional order and creating a serious threat to the stability of the Democratic Republic,” the judges said.
The decision of the youth to send the armed soldiers to parliament, seeking to prevent legislators from the vote in his decree, “violated the political neutrality of the Armed Forces and the duty of the High Command.”
He deployed troops for “political purposes” who “summoned soldiers who served the country with the mission of providing national security and defense the country to resist ordinary citizens.”
“In the end, the unconstitutional and illegal actions of the respondent are a betrayal of popular confidence and are a serious violation of the law that cannot be allowed in terms of defense of the Constitution,” the judges said.
Impeachment
Yoon is the second South Korean leader, who in 2017 received an impeachment of the court after the Gena HE Park.
After weeks, the judge spent more than a month, discussing the case, and all public unrest blossomed.
Police raised a warning to the highest level on Friday, which allowed to deploy all their power. Officers surrounded the court building with vehicles and were located in the immediate vicinity of special operations.
The anti-jon participants of the rally cried, rejoiced and shouted as the verdict was announced. Some jumped up and shook their hands with joy, while others hugged people and cried.
Outside the residence, his supporters shouted and swore, with some torn as the verdict was announced.
Yon, who defended his attempt to undermine civilian government as needed to eradicate “anti-noses”, still prescribes the support of extreme fans.
At least two avid supporters of Yoon-one in the 70’s, and the second in the 50s-died after self-direction in protest against the impeachment of the contradictory leader.
Embassies – including American, French, Russian and Chinese – warned citizens to avoid mass meetings in connection with the verdict on Friday.
This decision shows that “primarily South Korean democracy,” said AFP son Bunchwan, Professor of George Meisson University.
“The very fact that the system has not fallen apart suggest that the Korean democracy can survive even the worst problem against it is an attempt at a coup.”
“Very unlikely” to restore
South Korea has spent four months since Yun declared martial law without an effective head of state, since the opposition impeachment entered the position of the court ruling.
Vacuum leadership took place during a number of crises and winds, including aviation disasters and the most deadly forest fires in the country’s history.
This week, South Korea was killed by a 25 percent export to the US key ally after President Donald Trump presented global, so-called mutual fees.
South Korea has been “partly paralyzed since December – it has been without a legitimate president and disputed natural disasters, and a political disaster called Trump,” said AFP Vladimir Tikhonov, Korean Professor of Oslo University Studies.
Yoon also faces a separate criminal process on charges of martial law.
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2025-04-04 03:42:00
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