The Constitutional Court announced Tuesday that it will hear a constitutional complaint by biopharmaceutical company GC Biopharma against a court ruling on a fine levied by the country's antitrust regulator.
For the first time in its history, the Constitutional Court has taken disciplinary action against an official accused of committing sexual misconduct.
The Constitutional Court overturned a suspended indictment against a student accused of theft for failing to pay for a 1,500 won ($1) snack at an unmanned store — a mistake that prosecutors deemed criminal.
The Constitutional Court on Thursday dismissed National Police Agency Commissioner General Cho Ji-ho, upholding a motion by the National Assembly to impeach him.
The aftershocks are continuing from the National Assembly’s passage of a bill to abolish the Prosecution Service, led by the Democratic Party (DP) on Friday.
The constitutional Court will operate fully again, potentially shifting to a progressive majority and addressing pending cases.
President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday nominated Kim Sang-hwan, a former Supreme Court justice, as the chief of the Constitutional Court.
The Constitutional Court said Tuesday it will begin the impeachment trial of police chief Cho Ji-ho over his involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law imposition next month.
Acting President Han Duck-soo vetoed the National Assembly's bill to stop him from appointing a Constitutional Court Justice on Tuesday.
Acting Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae emphasized that “the decisions of the Constitutional Court must be respected” as he and fellow justice Lee Mi-son ended their terms Friday.
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