SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month.
Tens of thousands of people have braved the bitter cold and poured onto the streets of the capital, Seoul, every night for the past two weeks, calling for Yoon's ouster and arrest. They shouted slogans, sang, danced and waved K-pop light sticks. Smaller groups of Yoon's conservative supporters — still in the thousands — have also been rallying in Seoul, denouncing attempts to impeach the president. Both rallies have largely been peaceful.
The impeachment motion alleged that Yoon “committed rebellion that hurts peace on the Republic of Korea by staging a series of riots.” It said Yoon’s mobilization of military and police forces threatened the National Assembly and the public and that his martial law decree was aimed at disturbing the Constitution.
Yoon has been banned from leaving South Korea, as law enforcement authorities are investigating whether he and others involved in thecommitted rebellion, abuse of power and other crimes. If convicted, the leader of a rebellion plot can face the death penalty or life imprisonment.
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