Security heightens as South Korea's Constitutional Court strikes down impeachment of prime minister

Record ID: 1985928

  • Title: Security heightens as South Korea's Constitutional Court strikes down impeachment of prime minister
  • Date: 24th March 2025
  • Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (MARCH 24, 2025) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF SOUTH KOREA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FLAG OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT POLICE BUSES PARKED IN FRONT OF COURT POLICE OFFICERS STANDING BEHIND BARRICADE POLICE OFFICER SOUTH KOREA'S OPPOSITION DEMOCRATIC PARTY LAWMAKER, SHIN JEONG-HOON, STANDING WITH BANNER READING (Korean): "HEAD OF INSURRECTION / YOON SUK YEOL / IMMEDIATE
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  • Keywords: Han Duck-soo Seoul South Korea constitutional court impeachment politics prime minister ruling verdict
  • Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  • City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  • Country: South Korea
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
  • Reuters ID: LVA001113424032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A massive police presence was seen outside Seoul's Constitutional Court on Monday (March 24), as the court struck down the impeachment motion against Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating his powers and injecting new uncertainty into South Korea's recent political upheaval.
    Han took over as acting leader from President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was himself impeached over his short-lived declaration of martial law last year.
    A number of police buses and officers were deployed outside the court. Both ruling and opposition party lawmakers were also seen standing in front of the court to urge the immediate ruling on Yoon.
    Prime Minister Han lasted less than two weeks in the post and was impeached and suspended on December 27 after clashing with the opposition-led parliament by refusing to appoint three more justices to the Constitutional Court.
    (Production: Daewoung Kim, Minwoo Park)
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