The impeachment suspends Lee from his duties and the nation’s Constitutional Court has 180 days to rule on whether or not to unseat him for good or give him again the job.
Lee is seen as a key ally of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose workplace issued an irritated response to his impeachment, accusing opposition lawmakers of abandoning legislative rules and creating “shameful history”.
Lee issued a press release expressing remorse after lawmakers voted 179-109 in favour of impeaching him and mentioned he would defend his case within the Constitutional Court.
Source: www.9news.com.au
