“In light of these new emerging facts, I have concluded that it is necessary to suspend President Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers promptly to protect South Korea and its people,” he said, compounding the pressure building on Yoon ahead of a looming impeachment vote in parliament.
fredag 6. desember 2024
South Korea’s ruling party leader appears to throw weight behind presidential impeachment efforts in dramatic reversal
The leader of South Korea’s ruling party said Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeoul needs to be immediately suspended from duty to protect the country from “grave danger,” in a dramatic reversal of opinion that appears to signal his support for opposition efforts to impeach the embattled leader. The apparent U-turn by Han Dong-hoon, chief of Yoon’s own People Power Party, comes after he received “credible evidence” that Yoon had ordered the arrest of key politicians during the short-lived martial law imposed on Tuesday night, Han told reporters Friday.
“In light of these new emerging facts, I have concluded that it is necessary to suspend President Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers promptly to protect South Korea and its people,” he said, compounding the pressure building on Yoon ahead of a looming impeachment vote in parliament.
“In light of these new emerging facts, I have concluded that it is necessary to suspend President Yoon Suk Yeol’s powers promptly to protect South Korea and its people,” he said, compounding the pressure building on Yoon ahead of a looming impeachment vote in parliament.
