S. Korea's impeached PM reinstated by court

Han Duck-soo back in office as acting president; verdict on Yoon is awaited

South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been reinstated as acting president after the country's Constitutional Court dismissed a motion for his impeachment 87 days after the motion was filed.

The motion was dismissed in a five-to-one vote by the court's eight justices on Monday.

The ruling overturned the National Assembly's motion to impeach Han on Dec 27, less than two weeks after he took over from President Yoon Suk-yeol, who was impeached following his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec 3.