South Korean court reinstates impeached PM Han Duck-soo as acting president
2025-03-24 09:57:39 source：The Aljazeera
March 24, 2025
South Korea’s Constitutional Court has reinstated impeached Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as acting president, the latest twist in the meandering political saga set off by the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol.
The court’s eight justices voted 7-1 to dismiss Han’s impeachment on Monday, restoring him to the country’s highest office while they separately consider the fate of Yoon, who was suspended from his duties after briefly imposing martial law on December 3.
Five of the court’s judges found that there were not sufficient grounds to impeach Han, 75, though the impeachment motion against him was valid.
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