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South Korean court overturns impeachment of PM Han, reinstates him as acting president
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....outh Korean court overturns impeachment of PM Han, reinstates him as acting president<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 24-3-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Seoul, Mar 24 (AP) South Korea's Constitutional Court on Monday overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation's No. 2 official as acting leader, while not yet ruling on the separate impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Han became a....
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....cting president after Yoon was impeached by the National Assembly over his Dec. 3 imposition of martial law that triggered a massive political crisis. But Han was impeached by the assembly as well in late December following political strife with opposition lawmakers. The unprecedented, successive impeachments that suspended the country's top two officials intensified a domestic division and deepe....
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....ned worries about the country's diplomatic and economic activities. The deputy prime minister and finance minister, Choi Sang-mok, had since serving as acting president. The Constitutional Court said Monday it has decided to overturn Han's impeachment, but it has yet to rule on Yoon's impeachment. If the court upholds Yoon's impeachment, South Korea must hold an election for a new president. If ....
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....it rules for him, Yoon will be restored to office and regain his presidential powers. Yoon was impeached about two weeks earlier than Han. Observers earlier predicted the Constitutional Court would rule on Yoon's case in mid-March but it hasn't done so. Yoon has been separately arrested and charged with rebellion in connection with his martial law decree. If convicted of that charge, he would fa....
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....ce the death penalty or a life sentence. On March 8, Yoon was released from prison, after a Seoul district court allowed him to stand his criminal trial without being detained. Massive rival rallies backing Yoon or denouncing Yoon have divided the streets of Seoul and other major cities in South Korea. Earlier surveys showed that a majority of South Koreans were critical of Yoon's martial law ena....
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....ctment, but those supporting or sympathizing with Yoon have later gained strength. At the centre of squabbling over Yoon is why he sent hundreds of troops and police officers to the assembly after declaring martial law. Yoon says he aims to maintain order, but senior military and police officers sent there have said that Yoon ordered them to drag out lawmakers to prevent a floor vote to overturn ....
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....his decree. Enough lawmakers eventually managed to enter an assembly hall and voted it down unanimously. (AP) RHL<BR> News - Press release - PIB....