South Korean Lawmakers Impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol Over Martial Law Bid
Lawmakers voted on a motion to impeachPresident Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean lawmakers impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law bid, suspending him from office after the declaration of martial law caused mass outrage and resulted in constitutional crisis.
Lawmakers voted on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, as a parliament livestream showed.
Under the constitution, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will be the interim leader.
It will now be decided by the Constitutional Court on whether to reinstate or remove him. This could take up to six months.
On December 3rd, when the martial law was declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol, soldiers were sent to the National Assembly and the officer who led the soldiers said that they were ordered to forcibly remove lawmakers so they wouldn’t be able to reach the 150 votes they needed to overturn the law.
