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Roh impeached for election law violation
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-03-12 15:18
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South Korea's parliamentary security guards
surround Speaker Park Kwan-yong (centre) as he announces the historic
impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun. The parliament voted to impeach Roh
amid rowdy scenes, suspending him from office and thrusting the country
into unprecedented political and economic uncertainty.[AFP]
S. Korean President Roh
Moo-hyun salutes the flag at a graduation ceremony of a naval academy in
Chinhae, southeast of Seoul, March 12, 2004. South Korea's parliament
voted to impeach Roh on Friday amid rowdy scenes, suspending him from
office and thrusting the country into unprecedented political and economic
uncertainty. [Reuters]
South Korean National
Assembly speaker Park Kwan-yong uses a gavel to announce the passing
of a bill to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun as Uri Party lawmakers who
back Roh, throw papersat him in parliament in Seoul March 12, 2004. The
opposition-dominated parliament passed an unprecedented bill on Friday to
impeach Roh for violating election laws. [Reuters]
Uri
Party lawmakers who back President Roh Moo-hyun cry after a bill to
impeach the president was passed in parliament in Seoul March 12, 2004.
[Reuters]
Lawmakers from opposition
parties remove a Uri Party lawmaker (C), who backs President Roh Moo-hyun,
from the speaker's seat in parliament in Seoul March 12, 2004.
[Reuters]
An Uri Party lawmaker who
backs President Roh Moo-hyun throws a ballot box after a bill to impeach
President was passed at parliament in Seoul March 12, 2004.
[Reuters]
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