Top court removes police chief over Yoon’s martial law decree

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled Wednesday to remove National Police Agency Commissioner General Cho Ji-ho from office, nearly a year after the National Assembly impeached him over his role in enforcing a police blockade of parliament during former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree. The ruling marks the first time a national police commissioner general has been ousted through impeachment, the court said. In its decision, the court said Cho carried out the president

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