South Korea's ruling party leader says president should be removed
South Korea's ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon said that the country's President Yun Seok-yeol should be removed from office. He said this at an emergency meeting of the Supreme Diet on Dec. 6.
"If President Yoon continues to serve as president of the Republic of Korea, there is a high risk that extreme actions such as martial law will be repeated and that it will put the Republic of Korea and its citizens at great risk," Yonhap News Agency reported him as saying.
The meeting was held to discuss the South Korean president's Dec. 3 decision to impose martial law in the country.
South Korean President Yun Seok-yol declared martial law in the country on December 3. The reason for such a step he called the threat of paralysis of power, arising from attempts to conduct impeachment proceedings. Military equipment was brought to the streets of Seoul, the country's capital.
Later that day, the South Korean government voted to lift martial law in the country. After that, Yun Seok-yol canceled the emergency gathering of military personnel and sent those who arrived for the draft back.
The opposition Party of the Republic, in turn, demanded the resignation of the head of state and said it intended to charge Yun Seok-yol with treason. At the same time, all heads and senior secretaries of the presidential administration of South Korea resigned. In addition, labor unions of the republic announced a general strike. The country's Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, in turn, submitted a resignation letter
Later, the South Korean police launched an investigation of the President on suspicion of rebellion because of his decision to impose martial law in the country. It was noted that the investigation began after complaints from opposition politicians about the actions of the head of state.
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