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Defence Minister Seized, Others On Travel Ban Over South Korea Martial Law
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#Issues #Asia #DP #Han #Kim #MartialLaw #PPP #SouthKorea #Suk #Yeol #Yong-hyun #Yoon ©December 10th, 2024 ®December 10, 2024 10:26 am South Korea Defence Minister, Kim Yong-hyun who is believed to have recommended hours long Martial Law that turned the Asia country into political turmoil since last week Tuesday have been arrested on Sunday after he had resigned last Wednesday, and others believed to be involved in the martial law decision have been placed on travel ban with the ruling People Power Party, PPP, saying, the President, Yoon Suk Yeol would no longer be able to travel or participate in foreign and domestic affairs until he resigned. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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South Korea defense minister Kim y Aon
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who is believed to have recommended
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hours long martial law that turned the
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Asia country into Political turo since
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last week Tuesday have been arrested on
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Sunday after he had resigned last
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Wednesday and others belied to be
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involved in the martial law decision
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have been placed on trouble band with
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the ruling people power party PPP saying
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the president you suol would no longer
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be able to travel or participate in
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foreign and domestic affairs until he
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resigned B sang up a Justice Ministry
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official had told a parliamentary
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hearing that the South Korea Justice
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Ministry has banned president Yun from
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leaving the country following requests
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by police prosecutors and an
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anti-corruption agency as to expand
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their investigations into the
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circumstances surrounding yun's power
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grab AP international news agency
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reported that while a sitting South
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Korean president has immunity from
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prosecution while in office that doesn't
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extend to allegations of rebellion or
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treason this means that y can be
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questioned and detained by police over
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his martial law decree but many
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observers doubt that police will
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forcefully detain him because of the
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potential for clashes with his
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presidential security service they also
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said the security service won't likely
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permit searches of you's office citing a
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law that prohibits searches on sites
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with State Secrets without approval from
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those in charge of those areas in the
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case of former president PK GH High who
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was thrown out of office in 2017 after
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being impeached by Parliament over a
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corruption Scandal prosecutors fell to
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search her office and ended up receiving
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documents outside the compound because
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presidential officials T them away after
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refusing to meet with prosecutors while
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in office Park underwent questioning by
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them and was arrested after the
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Constitutional Court approved her
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impeachment and ruled to dismiss her as
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president in March
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2017 meanwhile rter reported that South
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Korea's men opposition party said on
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Tuesday it would pass a government
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budget bill for 2025 that triggered
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president yunu kol's martial law decree
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last week at a plenary session scheduled
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to be held later in the day the
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opposition controlled Parliament last
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month caught 4.1 trillion one from the
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government's proposed 600
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77.4 trillion 1
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$473 billion budget we will pass the
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budget bill today Democratic party
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leader Lee Jon said a swift passage of
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the bill will help resolve the current
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uneasiness and crisis the government
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says the budget cut will paralyze basic
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government functions hinder responses to
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external challenges and delay policy
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Mees for small businesses and the
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vulnerable
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president Yun cited opposition
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obstructionism over government budgets
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as one justification for his martiall
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law decree on December third which
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triggered a constitutional crisis in
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aia's fourth largest economy senior
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Democratic party ler P chandes said if
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the government needed money for spending
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for people's livelihoods it can be
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solved later through an extra budget
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although you narrowly avoided
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impeachment during a parliamentary vote
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on Saturday local media reported that
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the president remains under intense
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scrutiny with investigations ongoing
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into allegations of insurrection and
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abuses of Power with several key allies
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also
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implicated the Justice Ministry
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confirmed that Former Defense Minister
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Kim Yong a has been arrested and now in
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detention and ex interior Minister Le s
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me are among those prohibited from
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traveling abroad General Park and Sue
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who Le the martial law operation and
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Counter Intelligence Commander Y in I
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have also been bared from leaving the
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country Park first further questioning
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on Monday as investigators ramped up
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their efforts to uncover details
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surrounding the fil imposition of
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Martial law opposition leaders have
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deced yun's decision to transfer powers
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to his unelected prime minister and
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people power party PPP Chief leveling it
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a blatant constitutional V violation
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Democratic party leader P Chand accused
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Yun of orchestrating a second
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Insurrection by undermining South
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Korea's constitutional framework Former
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Defense Minister Kim y Aon who
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reportedly proposed the martial law
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declaration to Y was arrested on Sunday
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he had earlier resigned on Wednesday
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after apologizing and saying he would
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take full
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responsibility travel bands have been
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placed on Kim Lee defense Counter
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Intelligence Commander yoin Aon and army
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Chief of Staff Park and Sue many others
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have stepped down from their political
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offices these include former interior
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Minister lean wi who resigned on Sunday
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saying he would take responsibility for
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failing to serve the public and the
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president well some had on Wednesday
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which included senior AIDS of youth's
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office including his chief of staff
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tended Mar resignations hours after the
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martial law Declaration was lifted in a
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public address on Sunday PPP leader Hong
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H said Yun will no longer be involved in
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foreign and domestic affairs until his
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early resignation adding that prime
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minister Hoku would manage government
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Affairs in the meantime the president
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will not be involved in any state
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affairs including diplomacy before his
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exit s party leader hand Democratic
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party flaw leader P chande described the
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proposed plan as an illegal
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unconstitutional second Insurrection and
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the second Co representative Kim wi of
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the democratic party similarly
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criticized the plan saying nobody gave
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PPP leader had the power to make such
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decisions the Prime Minister and the
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ruling parties announcement that they
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would jointly exercise the powers of the
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president
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which no one has given them is clearly
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unconstitutional he said according to a
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report on the Korea Herald the ministry
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of National Defense confirmed at a
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briefing on Monday that the president
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retains command of the armed forces that
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means in the event of any foreign policy
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incident including any possible threat
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from North Korea Yun is still in theory
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able to make executive decisions
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according to BB C we had reported that
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lawmakers in South Korea on Saturday
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failed to carry out their planned
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impeachment of President Yun suol who
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earlier in the week declared few hours
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long martial law which was condemned and
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resisted by both the president ruling
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political party people power party PPP
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and the opposition Democratic party DP
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but today the PPP boycotted the
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impeachment process with the party
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leaders saying the president would
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resign the impeachment process process
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failed as many lawmakers refused to vote
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and the Parliament could not gathered
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enough votes required to impeach a
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president in South Korea after the
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impeachment failed the president's
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political party PPP said that it could
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not allow a repeat of the 2016
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impeachment of the dun president Park G
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High who left office after months of
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candom Le protests over an influence
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pedan Scandal her downfall triggered the
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implosion of the party and a victory by
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liberals in presidential and general
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elections according to routs we cannot
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repeat the tragedy of paralysis of state
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affairs and suspension of constitutional
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government through the impeachment of
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the president PPP spokesperson shindon
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UK said adding that Yun had apologized
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and had vowed to leave his future up to
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the party thousands of demonstrators
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holding candles and lights flooded the
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streets outside Parliament on Friday and
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Saturday nights demanding yun's
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impeachment at least eight votes were
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needed from yun's PPP to reach the two
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thirs majority needed to impeach the
8:41
president but PPP Lakers departed after
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casting votes on a separate motion even
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when some people shouted and caused them
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only three lawmakers from yun's party
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voted in the impeachment process
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according to roters president Yun had
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earlier on Saturday morning addressed
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the nation in a televised speech to
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apologize for the move and said he would
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face whatever repercussions there would
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be but he did not offer to resign Yun
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said he would put his FR in the hands of
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the PPP I cost anxiety and inconvenience
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to the public I sincerely apologize I
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will leave it up to our party to
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stabilize the political situation in the
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future including my term of office Yun
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said in a televised race after the FD
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impeachment vote PPP leader Hong hun
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said the party had decided that y would
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resign the Declaration of marshal law
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was a clear and serious violation of the
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law H told reporters rotters reported
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that Han has a history of clashes with
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Yun but it was unclear if he was
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speaking for all PPP members there was
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no word yet from Yun onan's comments the
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people power party will pursue an
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orderly departure of the president in
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order to minimize confusion for the
10:04
people H said adding that until you
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leaves he will be effectively excluded
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from his duties and the Prime Minister
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will consult with the party to manage
10:15
state affairs and said National Assembly
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speaker Wan sik appealed for the PPP
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ners to return to their seats during the
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impeachment voting process but to no AV
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the opposition Ed at least eight votes
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from the PPP but only three of them
10:33
voted as at 8:00 p.m. South Korea local
10:36
time we had reported that lers in South
10:39
Korea on Wednesday submitted a bill for
10:41
the impeachment of president yunuo for
10:44
declaring martiall law on Tuesday night
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invading National Assembly complex with
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mask martial law military troops to stop
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rapes from overturning or overruling the
10:53
Declaration but the ruling people power
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party PPP held an emergency meeting
10:58
later on wa and resolve to unite and
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stand as hudle against the call for
11:03
yun's impeachment local media reported
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that the decision to stand as hudle to
11:08
the opposition parties lawmakers
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impeachment notice against you was made
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at a meeting of the ruling PPP lawmakers
11:15
who endorsed the party's position of
11:17
opposing president yun's impeachment
11:20
according to Soul based yab news media
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according to local media Yun had earlier
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met with prime minister H do su and
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other people PP leaders on Wednesday to
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discuss future strategy after opposition
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parties filed an impeachment Motion in
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response to the brief martial law
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declaration late Tuesday evening and
11:39
Wednesday early morning night political
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observers in South Korea said that the
11:45
impeachment motion must receive a two3
11:47
majority in Parliament to be approved
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the opposition will need eight votes
11:52
from Rolling party lawmakers out of the
11:54
300 lawmakers in the National Assembly
11:57
to pass the bill yun's Declaration of
12:00
Martial law is a clear violation of the
12:03
Constitution the Democrats party wrote
12:05
in a resolution seeking yun's
12:07
impeachment according to the South
12:09
Korean news agency yab this is a serious
12:13
Act of rebellion and a perfect reason
12:16
for impeachment the Democrats stated for
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the impeachment to take effect lers now
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have 24 to 72 hours to vote on whether
12:26
to house the president notably no PPP
12:30
lawmakers supported the impeachment
12:32
motion though the head of the party
12:34
expressed exasperation with the martial
12:36
law decree on Tuesday according to yab
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given the current makeup of the assembly
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8 PPP lawmakers would have to defect to
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give the motion the two thoughts
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majority it requires to remove you
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rotors through its Facebook page showed
12:53
a live broadcast view of South Korea's
12:55
Parliament after South Korean lawmakers
12:58
submitted the bill to to impeach
12:59
president Yun suo CNN also identified a
13:04
woman in a video that has gone viral as
13:06
an
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gwong a journalist Tom lawmaker scand
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with an out solid outside South Korea's
13:12
Parliament building during the political
13:14
turo on W early morning night and is the
13:18
spokesperson for the men opposition
13:20
Democratic party and former anchor on
13:22
broadcaster ytn it would be recalled
13:25
that Parliament members in South Korea
13:27
battled soldiers to get inside their
13:29
building at 1:00 a.m. after the
13:32
country's president declared emergency
13:34
Marshall Law blaming Democratic
13:36
opponents for bringing his conservative
13:38
government to a stand still end without
13:41
proof colluding with North Korea lers
13:44
blocked the president's declaration
13:46
unanimously with 190 votes to zero for
13:50
the parliament members who were able to
13:52
force their way into the National
13:54
Assembly home midnight president Yun
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elected in a bit fth election in
14:00
2022 declared martial law on television
14:03
on Tuesday night a widely unexpected
14:06
move that shocked the nation and
14:08
international observers y argued that
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legislative obstruction by the
14:13
opposition Democratic party had turned
14:15
the National Assembly into a de of
14:18
criminals and necessitated military
14:21
action I declare maral law to protect
14:24
the Republic of Korea from the threats
14:26
of North Korean Communist forces to
14:29
immediately eradicate the unscrupulous
14:31
Pro pan anti forces that pillage the
14:34
freedom and happiness of our people and
14:36
to protect free constitutional order you
14:39
stated during the Declaration on Tuesday
14:41
night on National Television the
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Democratic party controlled National
14:46
Assembly rapidly sprung into action
14:49
flooding into legislative Chambers while
14:51
blocking heavily armed soldiers who have
14:53
stated that under martial law political
14:56
assemblies were illegal the dev
14:59
Democrats have controlled the assembly
15:01
since April when they won Regional
15:03
elections against the conservatives in
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the
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landslide protesters had flooded streets
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demanding president Yun Su your
15:11
resignation after a long night of
15:13
military and civilian show of false in
15:15
South Korea from 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday
15:18
night and almost throughout entire early
15:20
morning night of Wednesday when 190
15:23
Lakers from opposition political party
15:25
including 18 from the president
15:26
political party jumed fanc to convey
15:29
important and Urgent parliamentary
15:31
meeting after president yunsuk declared
15:33
martial law in the country and ordered M
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martial law troops with rifles to invert
15:37
the National Assembly of the fourth
15:39
Asian largest economy country to stop
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the lawmakers but the soldiers met a
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steer civilian barricades who engaged
15:46
the soldiers with fire extinguishers at
15:48
the National Assembly complex and hold
15:50
them back until the lawmakers
15:51
successfully held the plenary session
15:53
and voted to Outlaw the president
15:55
martiall law declaration videos posted
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online sh thousands of South Korean
16:01
protesters held a candalite vigil and
16:03
rally in downtown Soul streets against
16:05
President Yun suol who has been in
16:08
office since 2022 to resign protesters
16:12
held up signs that read St down
16:14
president Yun suol as people and lers
16:18
attend a rally in Soul the South Korea
16:21
Capital according to routas
16:23
international news agency South Korean
16:26
president Yun suard on Tuesday St
16:29
declared martial law vowing to eradicate
16:32
shamess Pro North Korean anti-state
16:34
forces and restore order martial law was
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last declared in the country in
16:41
1979 soon after the Declaration protests
16:45
broke out in Soul and thousands gathered
16:48
out the National Assembly with South
16:51
Korea's men opposition party Lakers and
16:53
some ruling party lawmakers jumped
16:55
fences and tussled with security forces
16:57
so the cold vote to overturn the law
17:00
according to roters thousands of
17:03
demonstrators gathered outside the
17:05
parliament where there were minor
17:06
clashes with police and military
17:09
lawmakers gathered to vote against
17:11
martial law as both opposition lawmakers
17:14
and leaders of yun's own party decried
17:16
it as
17:17
unconstitutional all 190 of the lers
17:21
present voted to LIF martial law
17:24
including 18 from yun's own party Yun
17:27
ordered troops to pull back and later
17:29
lifted the decree after convening a
17:31
cabinet meeting 190 of the national
17:35
assemblies 300 members defined police
17:38
and military cordones to vote against
17:40
the Declaration forcing you to leave the
17:43
martial law order the move left on
17:45
Tuesday shocked South Koreans with Y
17:48
Colin in the military which released a
17:50
decree Banning protest and activity by
17:53
Parliament and political parties and
17:55
placing media under government control
17:58
according according to routas the
18:00
international news agency added that the
18:03
military named Army Chief of Staff
18:06
General Park andu a fourstar general to
18:09
h a martial law command and release the
18:12
decree effective at 11:00 p.m. on
18:15
Tuesday besides Banning political
18:17
activity and restricting the media the
18:20
decree also ordered striking doctors
18:22
back to work those who Viet martial law
18:25
could be arrested without a warrant it
18:28
said
18:29
masked martial law troops equipped with
18:31
rifles body armor and night viil
18:34
equipment entered the National Assembly
18:36
were the first of with staffers who
18:38
opposed them with fire
18:40
extinguishers Secretary General of South
18:43
Korea's national assembly Kim M
18:45
condemned the military on wed morning
18:47
for breaking into the legislature during
18:50
President Yuk's brief imposition of
18:52
Martial law saying that nearly 300
18:55
troops had stoned the compound Kim said
18:59
at a news briefing that I strongly
19:01
condemn the illegal unconstitutional
19:04
actions of the military and the
19:06
destruction it caused at the National
19:08
Assembly premises due to president yun's
19:10
decree of Martial law he Ved to seek
19:14
legal remedies for the damage caused and
19:16
he said the police who prevented some
19:19
lawmakers from entering the building
19:21
overnight would be B from the premises
19:24
he offered the most detailed official
19:27
account yet of the military's in caution
19:29
saying about 230 troops were flown by
19:33
helicopter onto the assembly grounds and
19:36
roughly 50 others jumped fences to gain
19:38
entry he said Kim pled closed circuit
19:42
footage of soldiers entering the
19:44
compound at the news briefing saying
19:46
that all such video would soon be made
19:51
public bringing you the news in a more
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