If convicted of specific crimes such as "rebellion", he risks losing his presidential immunity and facing a heavy sentence, according to AFP.
Impeachment pressure
Lawmakers from the opposition Democratic Party submitted a plan to impeach President Yoon to the National Assembly on Tuesday, Yonhap reported. According to the opposition, Yoon's decision to declare martial law was aimed at "evading" upcoming investigations into allegations of illegal acts by the president and his family. The vote will take place at around 5 p.m. on December 7. With 178 out of 300 seats in the National Assembly, the Democratic Party needs to convince at least eight more votes from lawmakers from other parties to pass the impeachment motion against President Yoon.
Meet the woman who snatched the gun of a South Korean soldier enforcing martial law at the National Assembly
Despite being internally divided by the crisis surrounding the martial law order late on December 3, the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) has affirmed that it will do everything possible to protect Mr. Yoon. PPP Chairman Han Dong-hoon said that he had consulted with the party's lawmakers in the National Assembly, and they all agreed to do their best to prevent the impeachment motion from passing. Mr. Han also said that he had asked Mr. Yoon to leave the party regardless of the outcome.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on the night of December 3.
Replace the Minister of Defense
While fighting for his own political future, President Yoon yesterday accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated South Korean Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Choi Byung-hyuk to replace him. Kim Yong-hyun was the one who proposed President Yoon declare martial law late on December 3, according to Reuters, citing Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, a senior military official, and based on the content of the opposition's impeachment petition.
In a parliamentary report on December 5, Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho said that Kim Yong-hyun also ordered troops to move toward the National Assembly, adding that he was completely unaware of the martial law order until the president announced it on television. YTN reported that Kim Yong-hyun was banned from leaving the country while prosecutors opened an investigation into the incident. Interior Minister Lee is also under investigation.
On the same day, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said it had sent a letter to diplomatic missions in Seoul to reassure them that the country was safe after the snap martial law declaration. Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru warned that the country's security situation could change if unrest broke out in South Korea amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korean Audit and Inspection Chief Impeached
South Korea's parliament on Thursday voted to impeach Choe Jae-hae, chairman of the country's audit and inspection service, and three of his subordinates over their roles in investigations into the relocation of the presidential and first lady's offices, Yonhap reported. All four have been suspended from their jobs until the Constitutional Court decides whether to uphold the impeachment. This is the first time a head of the audit and inspection service has been impeached. The three remaining prosecutors face charges of failing to indict first lady Kim Keon-hee following an investigation into her suspected involvement in a stock manipulation scheme.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tuong-lai-chinh-tri-bap-benh-cua-tong-thong-han-quoc-185241205214643384.htm
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