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South Korea’s Yoon faces impeachment as key conservative turns against him


06 December 2024  

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SEOUL: The head of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party has announced support for suspending the duties of President Yoon Suk Yeol – a stunning, last-minute move to abandon his fellow conservative leader that analysts say greatly increases the chances of Yoon’s impeachment over his failed attempt at martial law.

At a party meeting on Friday, PPP leader Han Dong-hoon called for the “swift suspension” of Yoon’s duties, citing “newly revealed facts” that suggest Yoon had attempted to use intelligence agencies to arrest prominent lawmakers, accusing them of being “anti-state forces.”

“President Yoon has not acknowledged that the illegal martial law was a mistake. If President Yoon continues to carry out his duties, there is a significant risk of a recurrence of such extreme actions … which could pose a great threat to the Republic of Korea and its people,” Han said, using South Korea’s formal name.

Yoon, frustrated for months by what he saw as opposition attempts to obstruct his governance, declared martial law late Tuesday, claiming it was necessary to “crush anti-state forces” and “protect constitutional order.”

Within hours, South Korean lawmakers overturned the decree, after fighting their way through police and military personnel who had been sent to the National Assembly Building.

The opposition, which holds a majority in the National Assembly, plans to vote on Yoon’s impeachment late Saturday.

(VOA)

Publish Date : 06 December 2024 17:44 PM

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