The ruling is the latest twist in months of political turmoil since suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration last year
  • dogslayeggs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    44·
    2 months ago

    Just to be clear to non-Koreans, this is NOT the president who was impeached for declaring Martial Law and locking out Parliament. This is the guy who stepped in that other guy’s place as acting president and was impeached for not trying hard enough to stop the declaration of Martial Law.

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
    232·
    2 months ago

    This is why showing up to vote, not throwing your vote away, and making smart/informed choices at the ballot are so crucial. Once a bad politician digs in, good luck getting them out.

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Wow. Just wow. Not to make this all about us SK but we could really use an international example of someone declaring martial law frivolously getting their comeuppance.

  • wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io
    41·
    2 months ago

    I’m not South Korean. Why was this a bad thing? The court ruled 7-1 due to the methods of impeachment not aligning with the constitution. I think rule of law is important. If you want to impeach, then either follow the law or amend the constitution - or else try to circumvent it and set a precedent to your own eventual peril.