South Korean Assembly Halts Yoon Seok Yeol: Ousted Over Martial Law Bid

South Korean Parliament temporarily removes Yoon Seok Yeol: impeachment for attempting to impose martial law

The National Assembly of South Korea has momentarily ousted Yoon Seok Yeol: indictment centers on attempts to enact martial law

The South Korean legislature backed the impeachment of President Yoon Seok Yeol, following his endeavor to implement military control within the nation.

«In favor» of Yoon’s removal, 204 lawmakers cast their ballots. The Constitutional Tribunal will deliver the concluding verdict, therefore, the president’s authorities are currently suspended. The justices have a timeframe of 180 days to deliberate the subject. Until then, the nation’s Premier will serve as the head of state. It declared Yun’s deployment of military and law enforcement entities jeopardized both the National Assembly and its citizens, and his martial law ordinance sought to contravene the Constitution. The president, however, refutes every allegation.