South Korea’s opposition parties moved swiftly on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, hours after his failed attempt to impose martial law triggered the country’s worst constitutional crisis in decades.
About 190 lawmakers from six opposition parties submitted an impeachment motion, intending to discuss the bill in parliament on Thursday before a vote on Friday or Saturday.
“[Yoon] is someone who can press the button to start war or declare martial law again. He is the one who can put South Korea in biggest jeopardy now,” said Cho Kuk, leader of one of the opposition parties, who urged the country’s legal authorities to arrest Yoon immediately for investigation over treason.
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