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South Korea’s Constitutional Court strikes down impeachment of PM Han Duck-soo

Seoul, South Korea – South Korea The Constitutional Court ruled on Monday to cancel the isolation of the Prime Minister Han Dac Soo And restore his powers, and put the last development in political turmoil in the country after his dismissal as a prosecutor more than two months ago.

Han was assumed as a prosecutor from the president Yun Sok YolWho was himself isolated over his short -term Declaration of customary rulings last year.

Prime Minister Han continued less than two weeks in this position and was isolated and suspended on December 27 after his clash with the opposition -led parliament by refusing to appoint three other judges in the Constitutional Court.

The courts spent seven to one to drop accountability.

Han, 75, worked in leadership positions for more than three decades under five presidents, conservatives and liberals.

In a severely divided country on the party discourse, Han was seen as a rare example of an official whose various professions excelled.

However, the opposition -led parliament accused him of not doing enough to thwart Yun’s decision to declare martial law, an accusation that he denied.

Finance Minister Choi Sang Mocou took over as the president, while Yun and Han cases were considered by the Constitutional Court.

Parliament established Han on its alleged role in the fighting law, as well as its refusal to appoint more judges in the Constitutional Court and support the private laws targeting Yoon and First Lady Kim Keon He.

Han attended the only hearing in the case on February 19, where he denied any role in the martial law and called on the court to refuse to dismiss.

The unexpected assumption of combat rule on December 3 was sent by President Yun and the political agreement, which followed the shock waves through the fourth largest economy in Asia and directed fears of allies such as the United States, who saw Yun as a major partner in the efforts made China and north korea.

The martial law continued in the end only about six hours after the legislators voted to reject the announcement, after challenging the efforts made by the police and the army to close Parliament, the walls jumped to avoid security paint.

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