SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court has upheld an Army regulation that restricts officers’ off-base leave to areas from which they can return to their unit within two hours, ruling the policy constitutional amid longstanding security concerns on the peninsula. In a unanimous decision delivered Nov. 27, the court rejected a petition [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court has ruled that a legal provision imposing aggravated penalties for violating the drunk driving ban three or more times is not unconstitutional, court officials said Monday. The court made the ruling unanimously last Thursday in response to a petition filed by a man who was indicted [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled Friday to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, triggering jubilant scenes among demonstrators who had long demanded his ouster. The court’s decision, delivered in a unanimous ruling, marked a dramatic conclusion to a turbulent chapter in the nation’s political history. Protesters who had gathered [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president in the ongoing turmoil over suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law. Han’s impeachment was dismissed in a 5-1 vote by the court’s eight justices. Two justices voted [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a motion impeaching the chief state auditor over his alleged poor review of suspected irregularities surrounding the 2022 relocation of the presidential office and residence. The court dismissed the motion in a unanimous 8-0 vote, immediately returning Choe Jae-hae, chair of the Board [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Constitutional Court is set to hold the ninth hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial Tuesday as deliberations have entered their final phase. During the hearing at 2 p.m., the legal representatives of Yoon and the National Assembly are each set to present a summary of their [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a National Assembly vote to impeach Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairperson Lee Jin-sook over what opposition lawmakers said was a controversial decision-making process at the state broadcasting watchdog. The opposition-led National Assembly voted to impeach Lee on Aug. 2, just two days after [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Wednesday that police officers will be stationed at courts, including the Constitutional Court, on a 24-hour basis to ensure security amid heightened tensions following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The announcement comes after supporters of the impeached president stormed the Seoul Western [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court is set to hold the first formal hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial Tuesday with Yoon absent from the proceedings out of safety concerns. The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be held exactly a month after the National Assembly voted to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court is set to hold the first preparatory hearing Friday of a trial on the validity of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment by the National Assembly over his brief imposition of martial law. The hearing, scheduled for 2 p.m., will bring together the legal representatives of both [...]