Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Constitutional Court dismisses impeachment motions against four senior officials

The Constitutional Court on Thursday reinstated four senior officials who were impeached over allegations of mishandling investigations into various presidential affairs.

2025-03-13

Liberal lawmakers' hunger strike heats up tensions before impeachment decision

The political standoff surrounding impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol escalated on Monday as lawmakers from the Democratic Party (DP) and its allies embarked on a hunger strike calling on the Constitutional Court to remove him from office.

2025-03-11

Constitutional Court to deliver 4 impeachment rulings Thursday, Yoon verdict may move back

The Constitutional Court said Tuesday it will deliver its ruling on the impeachment trial of three prosecutors and the head of the Board of Audit and Inspection on Thursday.

2025-03-11

Constitutional Court to rule on impeachment of top prosecutors Thursday

The Constitutional Court will deliver its ruling on the impeachment trial of Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office Chief Lee Chang-soo and two other prosecutors at 10 a.m. on Thursday.

2025-03-11

Rival parties' complaints pit CIO, prosecution against one another

The Democratic Party and its allies filed a criminal complaint against Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung with the state anticorruption watchdog on Monday over the prosecution's decision to release impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from detention.

2025-03-10

Top prosecutor says 'due process' behind no appeal of Yoon's release

Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung said Monday that the decision not to immediately appeal the court’s cancellation of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention was based on the principle of due process under the warrant system.

2025-03-10

Irate liberals threaten to impeach prosecutor general after Yoon's release from custody

The Democratic Party threatened to impeach Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung after President Yoon was released from custody following a court ruling on his detention.

2025-03-09

Korean President Yoon released from custody after 52 days

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from custody on Saturday after prosecutors waived their right to appeal the previous day’s decision by the Seoul Central District Court revoking his detention on technical grounds.

2025-03-08

Yoon's criminal hearing, first for sitting Korean president, lasts just 13 minutes

President Yoon Suk Yeol attended the first preliminary hearing of his criminal trial on insurrection charges on Thursday, marking the first appearance of a sitting president in the dock.

2025-02-20

Prosecutors indict 63 for courthouse riot as police probe authors of incendiary online comments

Prosecutors on Monday filed indictments against 63 individuals accused of involvement in a riot at the Seoul Western District Court last month.

2025-02-10