As expected - and as the smile on its president MOON Hyung-bae confirmed before he even started talking -, Korea's Constitutional Court removed impeached president YOON Suk-yeol.
The unanimous character of this decision was far less guaranteed, and the unprecedented time taken for this decision probably indicates how difficult it was for this divided and controversial institution to craft a consensual declaration. In order to achieve that, it had to draw the full picture, remind some context, and put some blame on the rival party.
So as was obvious from day one*, YOON had to go not because he started an insurrection (he didn't), but because he took a disproportionate measure (declaring martial law) as a desperate man facing unprecedented obstruction from an opposition that indeed undermined the nation.
There was no better way for the Court to save face; a unanimous decision was crucial to prevent further chaos following months of botched processes and at times farcical episodes that cast serious doubts on the whole judiciary system**.
The PPP logically accepted the decision, calling for a quiet transition and a resolution of the problems that caused YOON's doomed declaration, The DKP claimed victory, sweeping under the rug the finger pointed by the Court at its radical behavior.
So here we are, at most 60 days away from another presidential election.
And just like we pointed out from the day one of that martial law drama*, the question is not whether YOON will go, but whether LEE Jae-myung will once again elude justice to become president.
Let's hope Korea will not replace a stubborn idiot with a corrupt thug.
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* see 'Double Feature Night: '12.3 The Day' + 'The President's Last (going with a) Bang''
** see my Korea Times opinion 'Korea deserves better leadership . . . on both sides' also in my previous post 'Yoon released, level playing field next'
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