Fri, 04 Apr 2025
(SpotNews)SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-YOON SUK-YEOL-IMPEACHMENT-RULING

(250404) -- SEOUL, April 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Moon Hyung-bae (C, rear), acting chief of South Korea's constitutional court, reads out the ruling on the impeachment against President Yoon Suk-yeol during a session at the court in Seoul, South Korea, April 4, 2025.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was ousted from office Friday as the constitutional court upheld a motion by the parliament to impeach Yoon over his short-lived martial law imposition last December.

Moon Hyung-bae, acting chief of the court, read out a ruling on Yoon's impeachment, which was broadcast live nationwide, saying it was a unanimous decision of eight justices. (James Lee/Pool via Xinhua)

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