SEOUL, Mar 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s constitutional court, today, rejected a motion by parliament, to impeach Prime Minister, Han Duck-soo, according to the court.
With the rejection, Han was immediately reinstated as prime minister and acting president, as the ruling took effect right after delivering the decision.
Of eight justices of the nine-member bench, five rejected the motion while one upheld it. The remaining two were in favour of dismissal.
The impeachment motion against Han was passed by the opposition-controlled National Assembly on Dec 27 last year, following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol on Dec 14, over his botched martial law imposition.
Choi Sang-mok, the economy and finance minister, who doubles as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, became the acting president in Dec last year, after the impeachments of both the president and the prime minister.– NNN-YONHAP
