The opposition party in South Korea's National Assembly has begun impeachment proceedings against President Chun Seok-cheol. The request, obtained by AFP news agency, indicated that the imposition of martial law was aimed at “avoiding investigations” by the head of state and his relatives.
Opposition parties in the South Korean parliament include: The Democratic Party of Korea, the Korea Reconstruction Party, and the Reform Party all filed a motion to impeach President Chun Seok-cheol. The document describes “serious and widespread violations of the Constitution and the law.”
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As indicated, the imposition of martial law was “not for security reasons, but to avoid an investigation into criminal charges against President Jun and his family.”
The motion was signed by 191 MPs. It is expected to be reported at Thursday's meeting. Voting is expected to take place on Friday or Saturday.
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A two-thirds majority is required for an impeachment resolution to be passed by parliament, meaning the opposition needs at least eight votes from representatives of the ruling party. He will also need the support of six of the nine judges of the Constitutional Court.
This document must be put to a vote within 72 hours after being presented to the plenary.
South Korea. Sudden introduction and lifting of martial law
In June, they announced the decision to impose emergency martial law on Tuesday. At 22:25 local time (2:00 p.m. Polish time), they announced the “elimination of anti-national forces.” In his speech, he accused the rebels of paralyzing government work and sympathizing with communist North Korea.
Immediately afterwards, protesters and members of parliament gathered in front of parliament. Special forces soldiers also entered the South Korean National Assembly building.
See also: South Korea's turnaround. The president will lift martial law in a few hours.
Less than three hours later, a plenary session attended by 190 of the 300 members of parliament passed a resolution calling on the head of state to abolish martial law. All attendees voted “yes”. Among them were 18 representatives of the ruling People's Power Party, which Atsushi is from, and 172 opposition members.
– By action of Congress, I am lifting martial law – the President announced shortly after.
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