SKorea's parliament reports impeachment motion against ex-acting president
Seoul, April 2 -- South Korea's parliament on Wednesday reported an impeachment motion against former acting President Choi Sang-mok, deputy prime minister for economic affairs, over his refusal to appoint a justice of the constitutional court during his acting presidency.
The motion to impeach Choi was reported during the National Assembly's plenary session after the main opposition Democratic Party and four other minor parties submitted it on March 21.
Following the impeachment of both President Yoon Suk-yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo last December, Choi had served as acting president for about three months until March 24 after Han was reinstated as prime minister and acting president.
The impeachment motion against Choi was submitt...
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