The Democratic Party plans to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo for refusing to approve a special counsel investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempted martial law imposition. The move escalates political tensions in South Korea.
South Korea ’s main opposition party intends to pursue the impeachment of acting president Han Duck-soo, the party’s floor leader said on Tuesday, December 24. The Democratic Party (DP) floor leader Park Chan-dae announced this after Han postponed approving legislation to launch a special counsel investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol ’s failed bid to impose martial law.
Han has called for the ruling and opposition parties to discuss the matter of a special counsel investigation and other issues. “Acting president Han made it clear at today’s cabinet meeting that he would not greenlight the special prosecution law,” Park said.The timing of submitting a bill to impeach Han could be decided as soon as Tuesday afternoon, local media reported. With a majority in parliament, DP passed bills this month to appoint a special counsel to pursue charges of insurrection, among others, against the conservative Yoon — and to investigate his wife over a luxury bag scandal and other allegations.Han’s office could not immediately be reached for comment. Yoon’s ruling People Power Party has accused the DP of threatening Han for not complying with their demands, at a time when South Korea’s key ally the United States has just restarted planned communications with Asia’s fourth-largest economy under Han’s stewardship. Meanwhile, Yoon has yet to announce his legal team or appear publicly since a televised statement on December 14, the day parliament impeached him
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