Military on Alert as Constitutional Court Prepares Yoon Impeachment Verdict

SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The military plans to heighten its surveillance posture against North Korea as the Constitutional Court is set to deliver its ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday. The Constitutional Court plans to announce its verdict on Yoon’s impeachment Friday, nearly four [...]The post Military on Alert as Constitutional Court Prepares Yoon Impeachment Verdict appeared first on Be Korea-savvy.

This file photo, taken June 10, 2024, shows a military facility installed in a border area in Paju, 49 kilometers north of Seoul. (Image courtesy of Yonhap) SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The military plans to heighten its surveillance posture against North Korea as the Constitutional Court is set to deliver its ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday. The Constitutional Court plans to announce its verdict on Yoon’s impeachment Friday, nearly four months after he was impeached by the National Assembly over his brief imposition of martial law on Dec.

3. “We will take necessary measures and elevate our surveillance posture,” JCS spokesperson Col. Lee Sung-jun said in a press briefing, when asked if the military plans to conduct security-related measures on the day of the ruling.

Police have placed their forces on the second-highest alert Thursday, while the highest alert assigning the entire forces will be issued on Friday. Acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho is expected to hold a meeting of key commanders following the impeachment ruling. (Yonhap).