Impeachment of President Yoon Sung-yeol

President Yoon Sung-yeol has been impeached, becoming the second president in South Korea's history to face such a fate. The Constitutional Court upheld the National Assembly's motion, concluding that Yoon's declaration of martial law was unconstitutional and that he used military force against the legislature. Justice Moon Young-bae emphasized that Yoon failed to defend the constitution and significantly undermined the democratic rights of the people by deploying troops and police to the National Assembly. This ruling has resulted in Yoon's immediate removal from office and raised questions about the legitimacy of his actions during his presidency.