South Korea’s president could lose his job on April 4, four months after he tried and failed to impose martial law


The Constitutional Court in South Korea will issue its long -awaited ruling to isolate President Yun Suk Yol on Friday, months after his suspension. Declaration of customary rulings.
On December 3, Yoon tried to sabotage the South Korean civil rule in political chaos, after he sent armed soldiers to Parliament.
Legionships challenged the forces to vote on the measure and neglected Yoon shortly after, but the months of political instability struck the economy of the South Korea and left the country in the leaders of leadership, even when US President Donald Trump targets the region with definitions.
The court held weeks of listening sessions to determine whether Yun would be officially removed from the office, and then lasted for trading in the case, which led to an increase in speculation with some indication that judges must suffer from severe differences.
The court said in a statement on Tuesday, “The judgment is the case to hold the president on April 4, 2025 in the Constitutional Court,” the court said in a statement on Tuesday.
In order for Yoon to be removed from his post, at least six judges must vote in favor. The confirmation of his isolation would lead to elections that must be held within 60 days.
Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans gather in order to against Yun at the end of each week in the center of Seoul.
Yun, the former public prosecutor, was detained in January on charges of rebellion but was released in early March for procedural reasons. He has been defying all the time and blamed “malicious” opposition.
He is also the first South Korean president to sit in a criminal case, and faces accusations of rebellion over the display of martial law.
New elections?
“Four months after waiting, the Constitutional Court has recently responded to the people,” the opposition party spokesman said.
“We believe that the court will show its intention to defend the constitutional order and the founding principles of the Republic of Korea by removing Yun Suk Yol, the rebellion, from his position.”
The Yun party said it welcomed the court’s step to issue a ruling, saying that it hoped that the ruling would be a “guest and fans” and would not lead to more social unrest.
“The Power Party will respect and accept the court’s decision, and after the ruling, both the ruling and opposition parties should take … the initiative to reduce public divisions and promote national unity,” said the leader of the Cyeon Dyong PPP party in the government and opposition party.
If the Constitutional Court decides to officially reject the president, it will lead to the elections, which opposition leader Lee Jay Mong has currently won to win.
Last week, the Court of Appeal canceled the condemnation of the election law against Lee, which could wipe the way for it to install a presidential campaign.
But if it is resumed before the elections, he will be stripped of his parliamentary seat and prevented him from running for positions for five years, including the upcoming presidential vote.
Lev-Eric Isley, a professor at Iowa University in Seoul, said that the judgment on me may seem “for many Koreans to read political tea papers.”
“This is the judiciary that is trying to relax in the past three years to allow the resolve of the political crisis of South Korea through elections instead of the courts.”
In a separate case, the Constitutional Court rejected last week the dismissal of Prime Minister Han Dac Soo, and returned him as a prosecutor-a role he played after the president was suspended for the customs of martial law.
Experts said that the ruling had no legal relationship with the suspended decision on the removal of Yun, because he did not focus on the legality of the martial law itself.
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2025-04-01 07:50:00