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S.Korean court opens Roh impeachment hearing

South Korea's Constitutional Court opened its first hearing on the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun on Tuesday, but the president took his lawyers' advice and did not appear, YTN television news reported.


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South Korea's Constitutional Court opened its first hearing on the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun on Tuesday, but the president took his lawyers' advice and did not appear, YTN television news reported.

The nine-member Constitutional Court has 180 days to rule on parliament's March 12 impeachment of Roh for technical violations of electoral law, during which time Prime Minister Goh Kun is serving as acting president.

Tuesday's hearing lasted only 15 minutes. A second hearing was scheduled for April 2.

Source: agencies


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