The South Korean parliament voted to impeach the president – Mehr News agency RCO News Agency
According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Al Jazeera, South Korean parliamentarians voted for the second time today, and the vote was to impeach Yoon. Suk YeolThe president of this country gave.
The final decision about the fate of “Yon Suk YeolIt is under the responsibility of the Constitutional Court of South Korea, before which a court on vote An impeachment is expected to take several weeks.
If six of the nine judges make this decision confirmation If they do, Yoon will be formally removed from office and an election to replace him will be held within 60 days of the ruling.
The South Korean media announced a few hours ago that the South Korean legislators are going to once again consider the motion of the government’s opponents on the impeachment of “Yoon” this Saturday. Suk YeolThe president of this country will vote due to the declaration of martial law.
The vote by South Korea’s parliament comes two days after South Korea’s president backed his controversial decree declaring martial law on December 3 and insisted he would resist calls for his removal.
last saturday Suk Yeol He was saved from the impeachment plan of the legislators, because most of the representatives of the ruling party boycotted the vote on this plan.
ion Suk Yule Last week, defending the declaration of martial law, he said that “when on December 3, martial law was declared and hundreds of troops were sent to assembly I sent a national By no means intent to disrupt order based on I didn’t have the constitution!”
He added that he made this decision to “protect the country” from what he called “anti-government opposition parties”.
According to Yoon, the opposition parties by abusing their majority in assemblyhave “paralyzed” the country. V emphasized Contrary to the opposition’s claim, his action was not equivalent to “rebellion” and was within the framework of his powers in the constitution as president.
He added: I will stand firm; whether against impeachment or against investigation; I will fight to the end!
Yoon declared martial law on December 3, but 190 parliamentarians overturned the decree by storming the body’s building in Seoul, which was besieged by junta forces. Following these events, South Korea plunged into a political crisis and calls for his resignation rose.
The 63-year-old president Westerner South Korea is facing charges such as “treason” and “rebellion” and is banned from leaving. It is also not far off to issue an arrest warrant against him.
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