South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday demanded the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after a controversial declaration of martial law, which he abruptly reversed hours later. The move has plunged Asia’s fourth-largest economy into its most significant political crisis in decades.
The unexpected announcement late Tuesday night sparked widespread outrage and led to a dramatic confrontation with parliament. President Yoon’s decree, which sought to curtail political activities and impose media censorship, was met with staunch opposition.
Armed troops even stormed the National Assembly building in Seoul, heightening tensions and drawing condemnation from both lawmakers and civil society groups. South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday called for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later, triggering the biggest political crisis in decades in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
The surprise declaration late on Tuesday ignited a standoff with parliament which rejected his attempt to ban political activity and censor the media, as armed troops forced their way into the National Assembly building in Seoul.A coalition of lawmakers from opposition parties said they planned to propose a bill to impeach Yoon on Wednesday, which should be voted within 72 hours.
South Korean lawmakers call to impeach
“The parliament should focus on immediately suspending the president’s business to pass an impeachment bill soonest,” Hwang Un-ha, one of the MPs in the coalition, told reporters. Yoon’s chief of staff and senior secretaries offered to resign en masse, a presidential official said.
Yoon told the nation in a TV address that martial law was needed to defend the country from nuclear-armed North Korea and pro-North anti-state forces, and protect its free constitutional order, although he cited no specific threats.
Chaotic scenes ensued as helmeted troops climbed into the parliament building through smashed windows and military helicopters hovered overhead. Parliamentary aides sprayed fire extinguishers to push the soldiers back, and protesters scuffled with police outside.
The military said activities by parliament and political parties would be banned, and that media and publishers would be under the control of the martial law command.
Source: eNCA
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