South Korea's highest court will meet today to begin discussing whether to uphold the impeachment of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. The court has six months to determine whether to remove Yoon from office or reinstate him following parliament's impeachment vote Saturday.
The vote was the second of two such attempts after Yoon temporarily returned the country to martial law for the first time since the 1980s. Saturday's impeachment attempt proved successful, with 204 legislators surpassing the two-thirds majority threshold needed to suspend Yoon's powers. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, appointed by Yoon, is serving as interim president while Yoon has been stripped of his powers pending the court's determination.
Lawmakers are meanwhile investigating Yoon and his inner circle for rebellion. Yoon's office was raided by police last week, and he has reportedly defied a summons from prosecutors. Arrest warrants have been issued against multiple high-level officials, including the country's former defense minister, who resigned after allegedly recommending martial law to Yoon.
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