A preparatory listening to for Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s impeachment trial is held on the Constitutional Court docket in Seoul, within the presence of justices Kim Bok-hyeong, left, and Kim Hyung-du, Feb. 5. Yonhap
The Constitutional Court docket stated Wednesday it is going to maintain the primary formal listening to of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s impeachment trial on Feb. 19.
Kim Hyung-du, the lead justice for the case, introduced the choice throughout a preparatory listening to on the court docket, requesting that authorized representatives for each Han and the Nationwide Meeting submit crucial paperwork and proof by Feb. 13.
Han was impeached by the opposition-controlled Meeting on Dec. 27 after refusing to nominate extra justices to the Constitutional Court docket forward of its assessment of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment over his Dec. 3 declaration of martial legislation.
The impeachment movement towards Han additionally accused him of plotting or abetting an riot by the short-lived imposition of martial legislation. (Yonhap)
