The unpopular President Yoon Suk Yeol, for his part, is still clinging to power while his party opposed the impeachment motion which must be put to a vote on Saturday in Parliament.
The political crisis continues in South Korea. Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-Hyun is no longer allowed to travel abroad because of his role in President Yoon’s attempted coup on Tuesday evening, a indicated Thursday, December 5, the Yonhap news agency citing judicial sources.
THE “Seoul central district prosecutors imposed travel ban on ex-minister”indicates the agency. The president declared martial law Tuesday evening and tried to muzzle Parliament by sending the army there, before turning around a few hours later under pressure from deputies and demonstrators.
Yoon hangs on despite unpopularity
For his part, Yoon Suk Yeol is still clinging to power even though his party opposed the impeachment motion which is to be put to a vote on Saturday in Parliament.
Six opposition parties filed an impeachment motion on Wednesday, accusing the leader of “seriously violated the Constitution and the law”. This motion will be put to a vote on Saturday at 7 p.m. local time, according to Yonhap news agency.
To everyone’s astonishment, the president declared martial law on Tuesday evening and attempted to muzzle Parliament by sending the army there, before turning around six hours later under pressure from deputies and demonstrators.
The president, very unpopular, will also have to face a police investigation for “rebellion” South Korean police announced Thursday. According to a poll published Wednesday by the Realmeter agency, more than seven in ten South Koreans (73.6%) support the demand for impeachment, compared to 24% who say they are opposed and 2.4% who have no opinion.
“Unlimited general strike” until Mr. Yoon resigns
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the largest inter-union organization in the country with some 1.2 million members, has called for a “unlimited general strike” until Mr. Yoon resigned, believing that he had “signed his own end to power”.
The lifting of martial law shows “commitment” of the country towards the rule of law, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday.
