Constitutional Court Impeachment Decision Taking Longer than Expected
The longer this is taking I think shows that a majority of the judges is currently against impeachment or still undecided with their decision:
The Constitutional Court’s deliberation on the motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol is taking longer than expected, as more than three weeks have passed since hearings ended in late February.
Deliberations in the impeachment cases of former presidents Park Geun-hye and Roh Moo-hyun concluded within two weeks.
Although Justice Cheong Hyung-sik, who presides over the case, stressed in December a speedy ruling on the case of Yoon and his short-lived martial law imposition, the court bench has yet to announce the date for its final verdict as of press time. The court typically announces verdict dates at least two or three weekdays in advance, meaning without an announcement Wednesday, it will likely be delivered next week. (………..)
A majority opinion of at least six of eight justices is required to uphold an impeachment.
Kim Seon-taek, a professor of law at Korea University who specializes in constitutional law, said the amount of time it was taking suggested a lack of consensus among the justices.
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It’s best to get rid of this guy and move on with a new election. The far-right is claiming that they have strong support with the populace, so then what are they afraid of? Impeach the guy who is a liability. Call the election with new leadership, and win the election again. Aren’t they confident they supposedly have a strong mandate with Korean voters? I’m talking to those four Conservative Yoon-appointed judges plus one Park-appointed judge, giving them the majority, who are dithering on a clear-cut case of abuse of power. If they let Yoon off the hook, that means anyone – right or left (doesn’t matter) can attempt a military coup, and then if the attempt fails, they can claim it was just a joke to scare the opposition. If they succeed, then they’re gold. This is why it’s so fcking dangerous – the court making excuses for an individual who is clearly guilty (we all saw it on TV, so don’t fcking say it was not real). They’re risking another Constitutional crisis which will throw Korea into chaos. All this for a drunkard imbecile. Please don’t copy the US. Trumpism will destroy South Korea.
Delayed because they know their collusion with communist china has been exposed.
At this point, I’d rather be a plain old communist, versus an American right now. Human rights in the US, are worse than China or Russia.
If KM were a plain old (school) communist, he’d be less gay than he is now.