8-0 Ruling of Constitutional Court Ousts S. Korea Prez

SOUTH Korea's Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up a new election four months after he threw the nation into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law.

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The verdict capped a dramatic fall for Yoon, a former star prosecutor who became president in 2022, just a year after he entered politics.

In a nationally televised hearing, the court's acting chief, Moon Hyung-bae, said the eight-member bench found Yoon's actions were unconstitutional and had a grave impact.