Lawmaker hit by egg ahead of Yoon verdict


Under control: Police officers monitoring the traffic ahead of the verdict against Yoon near the Constitutional Court in Seoul. — AFP

THE country’s opposition lawmakers called for extra security after an MP was hit in the face with an egg outside a court, with police bracing for unrest ahead of an expected ruling on the fate of the country’s impeached president.

President Yoon Suk-yeol was suspended by lawmakers over his disastrous Dec 3 declaration of martial law, and the court last month held weeks of tense impeachment hearings to decide whether to formally strip him of office.

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