The Constitutional Court unanimously voted to dismiss former President Yoon Suk Yeol from office in an impeachment trial on Friday.
At 11:22 AM (KST), Acting Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae delivered the verdict, stating, “The respondent failed in his duty as the president of all citizens to unite the social community beyond his supporters.” He further explained, “By mobilizing military and police forces, the respondent undermined the authority of constitutional institutions such as the National Assembly, violated fundamental human rights, neglected to uphold the Constitution, and gravely betrayed the trust of the Korean people.”
He continued, “The respondent’s unconstitutional and illegal actions are intolerable from the perspective of upholding the Constitution. The negative impacts and ramifications are so severe that the benefits of preserving the Constitution through the respondent’s removal from office significantly outweigh the national losses incurred by removing the President.”