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Why the Constitutional Court is taking record time for President Yoon's impeachment verdict

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헌재, '윤 탄핵심판' 선고일 지정 아직… 다음 주로 밀리나? 전문가 분석 Contrary to initial expectations that President Yoon Suk Yeol's fate would be decided on this Friday it appears that the Constitutional Court is taking quite some time deliberating on his impeachment trial. Our correspondent Oh Soo-young has the latest. With no verdict this week, President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial will stretch on past the three-month mark, as the Constitutional Court continues to deliberate on the leader's fate following his December third martial law last year. The Court typically notifies parties to the trial of the ruling date at least two days in advance. However, no such notification has been given yet, meaning the decision will not be announced on Friday as widely expected, but by next week at the earliest. With a hearing scheduled Tuesday for the impeachment trial of Justice Minister Park Sung-jae in the afternoon, it seems likely Yoon's verdict would come later in th …...more
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Why the Constitutional Court is taking record time for President Yoon's impeachment verdict
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Mar 142025
헌재, '윤 탄핵심판' 선고일 지정 아직… 다음 주로 밀리나? 전문가 분석 Contrary to initial expectations that President Yoon Suk Yeol's fate would be decided on this Friday it appears that the Constitutional Court is taking quite some time deliberating on his impeachment trial. Our correspondent Oh Soo-young has the latest. With no verdict this week, President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial will stretch on past the three-month mark, as the Constitutional Court continues to deliberate on the leader's fate following his December third martial law last year. The Court typically notifies parties to the trial of the ruling date at least two days in advance. However, no such notification has been given yet, meaning the decision will not be announced on Friday as widely expected, but by next week at the earliest. With a hearing scheduled Tuesday for the impeachment trial of Justice Minister Park Sung-jae in the afternoon, it seems likely Yoon's verdict would come later in the week at the earliest. As Saturday marks 91 days since the National Assembly passed a motion to remove President Yoon from power, Yoon's case will become the longest presidential impeachment trial in South Korea's history. Former President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment ruling took 91 days after the motion was passed, while Roh Moo-hyun’s took 64 days. "I'd say the longer-than-expected deliberation suggests internal discussions are more complex than anticipated. It seems the grounds for impeachment are clear and it is hard to dispute the President's declaration of martial law was unconstitutional and unlawful but the justices must determine whether the constitutional violations are severe enough to warrant removal from office. There may be justices who argue that it does not meet the threshold for an impeachable offense." Since the trial hearings wrapped last month, the justices have been holding almost-daily deliberations to review each issue raised by both President Yoon and the National Assembly. At this stage, they are reportedly still in the process of organizing their views and exchanging opinions, as political and public pressure continues to grow both for and against Yoon's impeachment. Over 2.6 million petitions have been filed in support and opposition to his removal from office. "I think the court has a huge responsibility now and a huge burden the court needs to make the reasoning and adopt a judgment based on legal reasoning not any other consideration should be taken. But the court should also consider the environment and the status of the society where we are staying now. And that makes the task of the court very difficult, I believe but the court needs to stick to the basic fundamentals of law of the constitutional law." The Constitutional Court is also deliberating on the impeachment trial of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, and is reportedly trying to decide the order in which the rulings for Han and President Yoon should be delivered. Both the National Assembly and Yoon’s legal team have called for a swift ruling from the court. Oh Soo-young, Arirang News. #President #YoonSukyeol #Constitutional_Court #Impeachment_trial #Verdict #대통령 #윤석열 #탄핵_심판 #선고일 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook :   / arirangtvnews   📣 Twitter :   / arirangtvnews   📣 Homepage : https://v2.arirang.com/ 2025-03-14, 17:00 (KST)

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