According to reports from Yonhap News Agency and Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, on the morning of the 4th local time, eight judges from the South Korean Constitutional Court passed Yoon Seo-yeo's impeachment case unanimously, and Yoon Seo-yeo was removed from office as president. Subsequently, the portrait of Yoon Seok-yeol hung in the Korean commander's office, conference room, etc. was taken down. In addition, the Yongsan Presidential Palace in Seoul has also lowered the "Blue Phoenix Flag" outside the office building, which symbolizes the president's power.

Lianhe Zaobao quoted South Korean media reports that according to the "Team Management Training Order" issued by the South Korean Ministry of Defense, the portrait must be replaced when the president's portrait is damaged or his term of office expires, and the relevant military chiefs should be responsible for crushing or burning them. A spokesperson for the South Korean Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the military will strictly follow the order and issue relevant documents to its subordinate units.

Portrait of Yoon Seo-yeol hanging from the South Korean Ministry of Defense, source: Korean media

According to reports, the South Korean military's "Team Management Training Order" clearly stipulates that the president's portrait must be hung in the office and conference rooms of the Minister of Defense, the Office and conference rooms of the Speaker of the Joint Staff Head Office, the Office and conference rooms of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force, the Office and Conference rooms of the Marine Corps Commander, and the Office of the Chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as the Office of the Chief of the Commander of the Marine Corps, and the Office of the Chief of the External Team.

Currently, Acting President Han De-soo is temporarily the commander of the three armies, but his portrait will not be hung inside the troops. After the new president is sworn in, various military units will hang portraits of the new president.

Yonhap News Agency said that after the South Korean Constitutional Court ruled to remove Yoon Seo-yeol from his post, the Presidential Palace of Yongsan, Seoul fell silent. At 11:40 am local time, the "Blue Phoenix Flag" symbolizing the South Korean head of state in front of the Presidential Palace building was quietly lowered. Lianhe Zaobao said that the removal of this flag symbolizing the presidency marked the end of the presidency and also became a distinctive symbol of the drastic political changes in South Korea that day.

Lianhe Zaobao also said that according to the South Korean constitution, the removed president must immediately move out of his official residence. However, since the relocation still takes time, Yoon Seok-young is expected to officially leave the presidential palace within a few days and temporarily return to his private residence for the transition.

According to reports, as the recall decision takes effect, South Korea's political situation will officially enter the presidential election cycle. According to Article 68 of the South Korean Constitution, early elections must be held within 60 days after the president is removed. Referring to the experience of Park Geun-hye being dismissed in 2017, it is expected that South Korea will elect a new president on June 3 this year.

"Special statement: The content of the above works (including videos, pictures or audio) is uploaded and published by users of the "Dafenghao" self-media platform under Phoenix.com. This platform only provides information storage space services.

Notice: The content above (including the videos, pictures and audios if any) is uploaded and posted by the user of Dafeng Hao, which is a social media platform and merely provide information storage space services."

[Editor in charge: Liu Chang PN012]