South Korea’s ruling party leader Han Dong-hoon said on Friday that the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol should be removed from office, Korean media reported.
Han Dong-hoon said at an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council:
“If President Yoon continues to serve as president of the Republic of Korea, there is a high risk that extreme actions such as martial law will be repeated and that it will put the Republic of Korea and its citizens at great risk.”
The meeting was held to discuss the South Korean president’s decision on December 3 to impose martial law in the country.
Declaring martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in the country on 3 December. The reason for such a step he called the threat of paralysis of power, arising from attempts to conduct impeachment proceedings. Military equipment was brought to the streets of Seoul, the capital of the country.
Later that day, the South Korean government voted to lift martial law in the country. Yoon Suk Yeol then cancelled an emergency gathering of military personnel and sent those who had arrived for the draft back.
The opposition party of the Republic, in turn, demanded the resignation of the head of state and said that they intend to accuse Yoon Suk Yeol of treason. At the same time, all heads and senior secretaries of the presidential administration of South Korea resigned. In addition, the trade unions of the Republic announced a general strike. The country’s Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, in turn, submitted a resignation letter.
Later, the South Korean police launched an investigation of the President on suspicion of rebellion because of his decision to impose martial law in the country. It was noted that the investigation began after complaints from opposition politicians about the actions of the head of state.
