Draft:Second impeachment motion against Yoon Suk Yeol
Comment: Drafting in case this succeeds; it should remain at Efforts to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol § Second motion if it fails. charlotte 👸🎄 21:39, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
| Second impeachment motion against Yoon Suk Yeol | |
|---|---|
| Accused | Yoon Suk Yeol, 13th President of South Korea |
| Date | 7 December 2024 to present |
| Cause | 2024 South Korean martial law |
| Impeachment vote by the National Assembly (14 December 2024) | |
| Result | Pending |
After the first motion to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol failed, opposition parties submitted another motion to the National Assembly to impeach him.
Background
[edit]Martial law declaration
[edit]On 3 December, Yoon declared martial law in South Korea, stating that martial law was necessary to defend South Korea from anti-state forces. Military and police forces attempted to prevent legislators from entering the Korea National Assembly Proceeding Hall, causing clashes between the police and military, protesters, and legislative aides. All 190 legislators who were present in the chamber unanimously voted to demand the lifting of martial law, forcing Yoon to lift martial law around 04:00 KST (UTC+9) on 4 December.[1]
In the following days, as part of an investigation into the martial law declaration, former defense minister Kim Yong-hyun, KNP Commissioner Cho Ji-ho, Seoul Metropolitan Police Chief Kim Bong-sik, and Capital Defense Command head Lee Jin-woo were arrested. The National Assembly passed a bill creating a permanent special counsel to investigate Yoon on charges of treason relating to his martial law declaration;[2] a day later, the Ministry of Justice issued an overseas travel ban against Yoon.[3]
Previous motion
[edit]Following the martial law declaration, all six opposition parties – the Democratic Party (DPK), Rebuilding Korea Party, New Reform Party, Progressive Party, Basic Income Party, and Social Democratic Party – submitted the motion to impeach Yoon during a plenary session of the National Assembly on 4 December, with the vote set for 7 December.[4] During the voting session, most PPP lawmakers left the chamber, denying the quorum, with only 195 members present of the 200 needed.[5][6]
In the aftermath of the first vote, on 8 December, Han Dong-hoon, leader of the PPP, stated that the party had "effectively obtained (Yoon's) promise to step down" in exchange for the party blocking his impeachment.[7] A PPP special task force proposed that Yoon leave office in February or March 2025 and called for a snap presidential election to be held in April or May.[8]
Legislative motion
[edit]On 12 December, Yoon issued a statement vowing to "fight to the end", resisting the push for his resignation.[9] Following Yoon's statement, Han Dong-hoon called for Yoon's impeachment and convened an ethics committee to discuss Yoon's expulsion from the PPP.[10] Later that day, the Democratic Party filed its second motion to impeach Yoon.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "How a presidential impeachment works in South Korea as Yoon faces backlash". Reuters. 4 December 2024.
- ^ "National Assembly passes permanent special counsel probe bill into Yoon's treason charges". The Korea Times. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ McCurry, Justin (9 December 2024). "South Korea president banned from leaving country as ruling party accused of 'second coup'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Lee, Wonju (4 December 2024). "(LEAD) Main opposition seeks vote on Yoon impeachment motion Saturday". Yonhap News Agency.
- ^ "Vote to impeach South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol fails after boycott by ruling party MPs". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Kim, Cynthia; Park, Ju-min; Lee, Joyce (7 December 2024). "South Korea's Yoon survives martial law impeachment move after his party boycotts vote". Reuters.
- ^ "South Korea president to resign despite surviving impeachment vote, party says". France 24. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "South Korean police blocked from raid on president's office". France 24. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Choe, Sang-Hun (11 December 2024). "In Defiant Speech, South Korea's President Defends Martial Law Decree". The New York Times.
- ^ Chae, Yun-hwan (12 December 2024). "Ruling party chief throws support for Yoon impeachment". Yonhap News Agency.
- ^ Lee, Haye-ah (12 December 2024). "(LEAD) Main opposition files new motion to impeach Yoon over martial law declaration". Yonhap News Agency.