South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol has been removed from office after the constitutional court voted unanimously to uphold parliament’s move to impeach him following his declaration of martial law in December 2024.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol as president after he threw the nation into turmoil by declaring martial law and sending troops to parliament in an ill-fated effort to break through legislative gridlock.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether to dismiss or reinstate impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, four months after he threw the country into turmoil with an ill-fated declaratio