SEOUL: South Korea’s nascent far-left political party was disbanded in a rare decision by the constitutional court which condemned it as a pro-North Korean group.
In an 8-1 decision, judges endorsed the government’s petition to disband the Unified Progressive Party (UPP) and ordered the forfeiture of all of its five seats in parliament.
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