S.Korea's Constitutional Court rejects impeachment of prosecutors accused of failing to indict first lady
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected the impeachment of three prosecutors who were accused of failing to indict the country's first lady in a stock manipulation case. The court dismissed the motion in a unanimous 8-0 vote, immediately returning the prosecutors to their duties, the Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.
Constitutional Court rejects impeachments of audit chief, prosecutors but says National Assembly isn’t abusing powers
While the Constitutional Court acknowledged some of the BAI chief’s actions had been illegal, but did not consider those actions serious enough violations of the law or Constitution to merit removal f
Constitutional Court rejects impeachment of audit chief and prosecutors
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on March 13 unanimously rejected the impeachment motions against Choe Jae-hae, chair of the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI), and three prosecutors, including Seoul Central District Prosecutor Lee Chang-soo.
Impeachment of top prosecutor rejected
Impeachment of top prosecutor rejected Lee Chang-soo, chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office, meets the press at the office in the capital on March 13, 2025, as he returns to his duties following the Constitutional Court's rejection of a motion to impeach him and two other top prosecutors.
Court to rule on state auditor's impeachment
Moon Hyung-bae, acting chief justice of the Constitutional Court, is seated at the court in Seoul on March 13, 2025, to deliver the court's impeachment ruling for chief state auditor Choe Jae-hae and three prosecutors.
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