South Korea’s dismayed president Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his accusation trial at the Seoul Constitutional Court in South Korea in January.
Kim Hong-ji | Reuters
Friday, the Constitutional Court of South Korea confirmed the dismissal of President Yoon Suk Yeol, reversing him with functions.
The decision is now starting a 60 -day countdown where a presidential election must be held to select the next president. In the meantime, Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo was restored as acting president following a decision of the Constitutional Court on March 24.
Yoon was charged with its taxation of martial law on December 3 in a surprise broadcast at the end of the evening, citing the need to protect the country from “North Korean communist forces” and “anti-states forces”. It was the first time that martial law was declared in South Korea in more than 40 years.
The legislators then voted the decree in the parliament of the country, a few hours after the declaration of martial law, before depositing requests on the dismissal against Yoon a few days later. Yoon was dismissed on December 14 and suspended from his duties.
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