South Korea's top judge urged his colleagues to come to a quick verdict on the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye yesterday, at his last hearing before stepping down.
The rapidly dwindling number of judges at the country's Constitutional Court could throw Park a lifeline, after millions of people have taken to streets to demand her resignation and was impeached by parliament last month.
Pak Han-Chul will retire as the court's chief justice next week at the end of his six-year term, with another of his colleagues following suit on March 13.
That will leave the court with only seven sitting judges, but by law six votes will still be needed to uphold Park's removal from office.
