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Thousands rallied Saturday both in support of and against impeached South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol. The rallies were held in anticipation of an impeachment verdict by the Constitutional Court of Korea, expected to be issued next week, according to local media.
Pro-Yoon protestors were in central Seoul, waving both South Korean and American flags calling for Yoon’s exoneration, while anti-Yoon protestors rallied nearby, demanding his resignation and impeachment.
The Constitutional Court’s decision is expected to only deepen social rifts in a country that has been profoundly divided after President Yoon declared martial law on December 4th. Yoon’s declaration was swiftly struck down hours later by parliamentarians who gathered in an extraordinary parliamentary session to oppose the move. Politicians, such as opposition leader Lee Jae-Myung, live-streamed himself jumping a fence to enter the parliamentary building to vote down the martial law.
Yoon’s declaration expedited a successful motion to impeach, which was passed by parliament less than 2 weeks afterwards, suspending Yoon from his capacities as head of state and triggering a review of the motion by the Constitutional Court of South Korea. Article 65 of the Constitution of South Korea provides that an impeachment motion must be adjudicated by the Constitutional Court of Korea within 180 days. This final adjudication is required to confirm, delay, or deny the impeachment motion.
The constitutional court began its review of the impeachment on December 16th. It has now been 91 days. Prior impeachment adjudications have taken 63 days for Roh Moo-Hyun (not impeached), and 92 days for Park Geun-Hye (impeached), two prior South Korean presidents who were the subjects of impeachment motions.
A key issue in the adjudication of the impeachment motion was the composition of the justices that would preside over the hearing and reach a decision. At the time of impeachment, there were only six justices on the bench, with three vacancies. This did not meet the minimum according to Article 22 of the Korean Constitutional Court Act, which requires a minimum of six judges to cite the impeachment petition and seven people to hear the case. After significant controversy over the vacancies in the court, there are now 8 sitting justices who will be deciding Yoon’s impeachment motion.
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Pro-Yoon protestors were in central Seoul, waving both South Korean and American flags calling for Yoon’s exoneration, while anti-Yoon protestors rallied nearby, demanding his resignation and impeachment.
The Constitutional Court’s decision is expected to only deepen social rifts in a country that has been profoundly divided after President Yoon declared martial law on December 4th. Yoon’s declaration was swiftly struck down hours later by parliamentarians who gathered in an extraordinary parliamentary session to oppose the move. Politicians, such as opposition leader Lee Jae-Myung, live-streamed himself jumping a fence to enter the parliamentary building to vote down the martial law.
Yoon’s declaration expedited a successful motion to impeach, which was passed by parliament less than 2 weeks afterwards, suspending Yoon from his capacities as head of state and triggering a review of the motion by the Constitutional Court of South Korea. Article 65 of the Constitution of South Korea provides that an impeachment motion must be adjudicated by the Constitutional Court of Korea within 180 days. This final adjudication is required to confirm, delay, or deny the impeachment motion.
The constitutional court began its review of the impeachment on December 16th. It has now been 91 days. Prior impeachment adjudications have taken 63 days for Roh Moo-Hyun (not impeached), and 92 days for Park Geun-Hye (impeached), two prior South Korean presidents who were the subjects of impeachment motions.
A key issue in the adjudication of the impeachment motion was the composition of the justices that would preside over the hearing and reach a decision. At the time of impeachment, there were only six justices on the bench, with three vacancies. This did not meet the minimum according to Article 22 of the Korean Constitutional Court Act, which requires a minimum of six judges to cite the impeachment petition and seven people to hear the case. After significant controversy over the vacancies in the court, there are now 8 sitting justices who will be deciding Yoon’s impeachment motion.
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