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Korean lawmaker egged ahead of Yoon impeachment verdict

By AFP
March 21, 2025
Lawmakers of South Koreas Democratic Party (DP) holds a protest urging the swift removal of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol ahead of the impeachment verdict at the entrance of the Constitutional Court in Seoul.— AFP/File
Lawmakers of South Korea's Democratic Party (DP) holds a protest urging the swift removal of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol ahead of the impeachment verdict at the entrance of the Constitutional Court in Seoul.— AFP/File

SEOUL: South Korean opposition lawmakers called on Thursday for extra security after an MP was hit in the face with an egg outside a court, with police bracing for unrest ahead of an expected ruling on the fate of the country´s impeached president.

President Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended by lawmakers over his disastrous December 3 declaration of martial law, and the court last month held weeks of tense impeachment hearings to decide whether to formally strip him of office. Despite experts predicting a verdict by mid-March, the Constitutional Court has yet to issue its final ruling -- making Yoon´s case the longest deliberation in its history.