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South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday ordered the dissolution of a pro-North Korean opposition party, banning a political party for the first time since the country adopted its first constitution in 1948.
In a 8-1 decision, the court accepted the government's petition to dissolve the Unified Progressive Party (UPP), which holds five seats in the 300-member parliament, and ban the establishment of an equivalent party.
Several UPP members, including Rep. Lee Seok-ki, were convicted of plotting to overthrow the government in the event of a war with the communist North.
They were found guilty of conspiring with members of a clandestine organization, called the Revolutionary Organization, to topple the South's government if a war broke out with North Korea.
Under the country's constitution, the government can ask the Constitutional Court to review the dissolution of a political party that violates the "democratic basic order."
The ruling came more than a year after the justice ministry filed the petition with the court, citing the arrest of some UPP members on rebellion conspiracy charges. (Yonhap)
