South Korea ousts its second president in less than two weeks

This Friday, South Korea’s parliament approved the dismissal of the interim president. It is the second to fall in a space of 13 days.

South Korean deputies voted this Friday to dismissal of the interim president, Han Duck-sooaccusing him of having “actively participated in the insurrection” following his predecessor’s failed attempt to introduce martial law on December 3.

All deputies voted in favor the fall of the interim president, who is also the country’s prime minister.

“Of the 192 deputies who voted, 192 voted in favor of dismissal,” declared the president of the National Assembly, Woo Won-shik, according to the French agency AFP.

He succeeded Yoon Suk-yeol on an interim basiswhose dismissal by parliament for declaring martial law has yet to be judged by the Constitutional Court of South Korea.

At the beginning of the month, Yoon Suk Yeol declared a fend off pro-North Korea forces of the country and to protect the liberal constitutional order.

“I declare martial law to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces who are plundering the freedom and happiness of our people, and to protect the free constitutional order”, he declared.

Martial law is a temporary regime decreed by military authorities in a time of emergency, when civil authorities are considered unable to function. Theoretically, it is a temporary measure, but it has implications for civil liberties.

Martial law concerns the suspension of civil lawrestricting citizens’ rights and giving more power to the Armed Forces, so that they can guarantee security and face an aggressor.

But the law. Yoon was forced to suspend her.

It was the first time since 1980 that martial law was declared in South Korea, the decade in which the country’s government became democratic.

In the following days, thousands took to the streets in Korea to demand Yoon Suk Yeol’s resignation, which ended up happening on the 14th.

🇰🇷 Update:

🔴 Thousands of people in South Korea are protesting, calling for President Yoon to step down.

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