By Yi Wonju
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) — The Constitutional Court has kicked off a process Saturday to deliberate a parliamentary decision to impeach President Park Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law attempt.
Yoon’s impeachment resolution was submitted to the Constitutional Court at 6:15 p.m. by Rep. Jung Chung-rae, chair of the National Assembly’s Legislative and Judiciary Committee, a Court official said.
Moon Hyung-bae, the acting chief of the Constitutional Court, said he will convene a meeting of judges at 10 a.m. Monday, and vowed to conduct a “swift and fair” trial.
The Court has also decided to pick two judges to oversee an examination of evidence and form a legal review task force consisting of constitutional researchers.
Rep. Jung Chung-rae (L), chair of the National Assembly’s Legislative and Judiciary Committee, submits a resolution to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol to the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024. (Yonhap)
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