Yoon’s Impeachment Ratified: A New Era For South Korean Democracy?

South Korea’s Constitutional Court finally ratified former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment on April 4, 111 days after parliament voted to remove him for his attempted December 3 self-coup. Explaining the judges’ unanimous decision, acting president of the bench Moon Hyung-bae said Yoon’s actions in declaring martial law, seeking to close parliament and arrest opponents had “damaged people’s [...]