Ahead of Friday’s ruling, schools, embassies, major corporations, tourist sites and museums near the courthouse announced they would be closed. Lee Ho-young, acting chief of the Korean National Police Agency, has said the ongoing situation has become “more grave than ever”, citing “threats to the safety of key figures” andContinue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled on Monday (Mar 24) to strike down the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and restore his powers, marking the latest twist in the country’s political turmoil after his impeachment as acting president more than two months ago. Han took over as acting leaderContinue Reading
SEOUL: Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets on Saturday (Mar 22) as rallies for and against the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol intensified over the upcoming Constitutional Court’s decision on whether to dismiss him. Yoon was impeached by lawmakers over his disastrous Dec 3 declaration ofContinue Reading
“UNANIMOUS RULING” EXPECTED That process could take over a week to a fortnight – formerly impeached Presidents Park Geun-hye and Roh Moo-hyun had to wait 11 and 14 days, respectively, to learn their fates. “Many legal scholars and experts agree that a unanimous ruling in favour of impeachment will beContinue Reading
