SEOUL, December 18 (AJP) - The Constitutional Court of Korea on Thursday unanimously upheld the impeachment of police chief Cho Ji-ho over his involvement in disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law martial law debacle last year.
With the verdict, the commissioner general of the National Police Agency was immediately stripped of his post. The decision comes nearly a year after the National Assembly voted to impeach him for allegedly blocking lawmakers from entering the National Assembly to oppose Yoon's Dec. 3 declaration of martial law.
The court said Cho carried out "unconstitutional and illegal" orders from Yoon, violating the principles of democracy and the separation of powers. His grave violations were deemed sufficient grounds for dismissal.
Cho was indicted in January this year while in custody on charges related to the debacle. He was later granted bail due to treatment for blood cancer and is now standing trial without detention.
With the verdict, the commissioner general of the National Police Agency was immediately stripped of his post. The decision comes nearly a year after the National Assembly voted to impeach him for allegedly blocking lawmakers from entering the National Assembly to oppose Yoon's Dec. 3 declaration of martial law.
The court said Cho carried out "unconstitutional and illegal" orders from Yoon, violating the principles of democracy and the separation of powers. His grave violations were deemed sufficient grounds for dismissal.
Cho was indicted in January this year while in custody on charges related to the debacle. He was later granted bail due to treatment for blood cancer and is now standing trial without detention.
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