According to Yonhap News Agency, Han’s impeachment was dismissed in a 5-1 vote by the court’s eight justices. Two justices voted to reject the impeachment motion entirely.
According to Yonhap, four of the five justices who voted to dismiss Han’s impeachment acknowledged there were violations of the Constitution and the law in his decision to defer the appointment of additional justices to the court, but noted it did not justify his removal from office.
She also pointed to “serious” violations of relevant laws in Han’s refusal to promptly seek candidate recommendations for a permanent special counsel to investigate insurrection charges against Yoon.
Meanwhile, all but two justices sided with the National Assembly in ruling that the quorum to impeach Han was a minimum 151 out of 300 lawmakers, which is applied to a prime minister, not 200, as applied to a president.
The National Assembly’s impeachment motion also listed charges that Han attempted to form a joint governance system with then ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon and refused to promulgate two special counsel bills targeting Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee. The court dismissed those accusations.
“I thank the Constitutional Court for its wise decision,“ he told reporters. “I will start by dealing with urgent issues first.”
The court has yet to announce the date of its ruling on Yoon’s case, though many observers anticipate it could come later in the week.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( South Korea’s court dismisses impeachment of Prime Minister Han )
Also on site :