Seoul, 4 April (IANS). The Constitutional Court of South Korea unanimously approved the impeachment of President Union Suk-Yol, resulting in the resulting he removed from the post. The decision was taken due to brief martial law in December.
Acting Chief Justice Moon Hyung-Bee said that the decision is being implemented with immediate effect, which has made it necessary for South Korea to hold the presidential election within 60 days to choose the successor of Yu, which will probably be on June 3.
Yu was impeached in mid-December last year on charges of violating the constitution and laws by the opposition-controlled National Assembly. It was alleged that he declared martial law on 3 December, deploying the soldiers in the National Assembly to prevent MPs from cancellation of the order and ordered the arrest of the leaders.
Moon said, “The negative effects and consequences of the defendant’s law violations on the constitutional system are serious, thereby the benefits of removing the defendant from the post to protect the Constitution are much higher than the national loss.”
The court recognized almost all the allegations against Yu, including it that they did not meet the legal requirements to declare martial law and sent the assembly to the soldiers to prevent the order from turning the order from turning back.
The ruling Peepal Power Party said it politely accepts the court’s verdict, while the main opposition Democratic Party welcomed it as a victory for the public.
Earlier, the National Assembly Secretariat had completely banned entry for outsiders from Thursday to Sunday. During this period all the prescribed seminars and programs organized by MPs were canceled.
“We have banned the entry of outsiders and strengthen our police and security to a great extent as a precaution against any possible situation,” said an official of the National Assembly Speaker’s office.
-IANS
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