Opposition parties have filed a motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Seok-yul for declaring martial law.
According to local media, six opposition parties tabled the bill in parliament on Wednesday. The opposition had earlier threatened to launch the process if Yun did not immediately rescind the botched order, sparking chaotic scenes overnight as lawmakers stormed the National Assembly to reject it. I contended with the armies to enter.
“Yon’s declaration of martial law is a clear violation of the constitution,” the Democratic Party, which holds the majority in parliament, said in a resolution issued after an emergency session of the National Assembly, according to state-funded Yonhap News. According to Agency
The resolution called Yun’s actions “serious treason” and “a perfect cause for impeachment.”
Opposition parties are understood to be planning to report the motion to a full parliamentary session on Thursday and put it up for a vote on Friday or Saturday.
Under South Korea’s constitution, impeachment requires a two-thirds majority in the 300-member National Assembly.
The Democratic Party currently has 170 seats in parliament, meaning it would need some members of the ruling People’s Power Party to support an attempt to oust the president.
The ruling party leader on Wednesday condemned the incident and demanded accountability of those involved.
“The president should directly and fully explain this tragic situation,” Han Dong-hoon told reporters in a televised broadcast.
If the National Assembly agrees to the impeachment, Yun will be temporarily stripped of his presidential powers while the Constitutional Court considers his fate.
Several senior officials have offered their resignations in the wake of the upheaval, including presidential chief of staff Chung Jin-suk, national security adviser Shin Won-suk, and presidential chief of staff for policy Sung Tae-yeon.
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo vowed to continue serving the people “until the last moment” and asked the cabinet to work together with government officials from all ministries to fulfill their responsibility.
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, one of the country’s largest labor organizations, called for a strike pending the president’s resignation.
Yun announced he would lift martial law hours after his announcement on Tuesday.
He said he was forced to issue the order “to protect the Independent Republic of Korea from threats by North Korean communist forces” and to “paralyze” his government on political opposition and “weaken” the constitutional order. ” was accused of doing
Lawmakers then wrangled the troops into parliament where they passed a unanimous, legally binding motion that forced Yun to reverse the order.
Democratic Party leader Park Chan-dae warned shortly after the end of martial law that Yoon “cannot escape the charge of treason”.