{"id":133925,"date":"2024-12-06T10:09:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133925"},"modified":"2024-12-06T10:09:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:09:10","slug":"great-danger-to-south-korea-unless-president-yoon-suspended-says-ruling-party-leader-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133925","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Great danger\u2019 to South Korea unless President Yoon suspended, says ruling party leader | South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol could put citizens in \u201cgreat danger\u201d if he is not suspended, the head of the ruling party said on Friday, increasing the likelihood that parliament will vote to impeach the president over Tuesday\u2019s failed martial law declaration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201c[If] President Yoon continues to hold the office of the presidency, there is a significant risk that extreme actions similar to the martial law declaration could be repeated, which could put the Republic of Korea and its citizens in great danger,\u201d the head of the People Power party, Han Dong-hoon, told an emergency party leadership meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Yoon shocked the nation, and his own party, on Tuesday when he announced he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/03\/south-korean-president-declares-emergency-martial-law\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">imposing martial law <\/a>in order to root out \u201canti-state forces\u201d and overcome obstructionist political opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/03\/south-koreas-president-lifts-martial-law-in-the-face-of-united-opposition\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reversed course about six hours later<\/a> after parliament, including some members of his party, voted to oppose the decree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Han said he had confirmed that Yoon had directed the arrest of key political figures during the brief martial law period.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"91457caa-1658-4a0c-84b0-94cbd1e51a19\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:5,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;How South Korea\u2019s impeachment process works after Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s martial law bid&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;91457caa-1658-4a0c-84b0-94cbd1e51a19&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/05\/how-south-koreas-impeachment-process-works-after-yoon-suk-yeols-martial-law-bid&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The main opposition Democratic party has scheduled an impeachment vote for the president on Saturday evening, and the national police have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/05\/south-korea-updates-martial-law-yoon-suk-yeol-impeachment-kim-yong-hyun\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">launched an investigation<\/a> into Yoon over allegations of insurrection filed by an opposition party and activists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">On Thursday, the ruling party said it was against impeachment, but Han suggested that stance may be shifting in light of \u201ccredible evidence\u201d that Yoon had intended to arrest and detain political leaders at Gwacheon, just south of Seoul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cI said yesterday that I would try not to pass this impeachment in order to prevent damage to the people and supporters caused by the unprepared chaos, but I believe that President Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s immediate suspension of office is necessary to protect the Republic of Korea and its people in light of the newly revealed facts,\u201d Han said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">He did not explicitly call for impeachment or respond to reporters when asked for clarification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cConsidering the newly emerging facts, I believe that a swift suspension of President Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s duties is necessary to safeguard the Republic of Korea and its people,\u201d Han said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Han said Yoon had not taken any personnel actions against military officials who had \u201cillegally intervened\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cFurthermore, he does not acknowledge that this illegal martial law is wrong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Han was previously regarded as a close associate of Yoon as they spent years working together as prosecutors and he served as Yoon\u2019s first justice minister. But after Han entered party politics and became PPP leader, their ties soured badly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"bf485bbe-31c0-4fd6-a4e8-1fcd5715d142\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">People Power Party\u2019s chief Han Dong-hoon (C) speaks during an emergency supreme committee meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea<\/span> Photograph: YONHAP\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Han leads a minority faction within the ruling party, and 18 lawmakers in his faction voted with opposition lawmakers to overturn Yoon\u2019s martial law decree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The PPP was holding an enlarged meeting with rank-and-file lawmakers to discuss the Yoon\u2019s impeachment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Cho Kyoung-tae, a senior ruling party lawmaker who supports Yoon\u2019s impeachment, told reporters that each party lawmaker must now decide \u201cwhether they want to take the people\u2019s side or become collaborators of martial law forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Others however said they did not want a repeat of the 2016 impeachment of then-President Park Geun-hye, which triggered the implosion of the conservative party and a victory by liberals of the presidential and general elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Yoon Sang-hyun, a five-time ruling party lawmaker, said he still opposed impeachment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cWe cannot impeach the president tomorrow and hand over the regime to Lee Jae-Myung\u2019s Democratic Party. It is not for the sake of protecting President Yoon Suk Yeol, but for the sake of the Republic of Korea\u2019s system and our children\u2019s future. I cannot participate in the impeachment of the president tomorrow,\u201d Yoon told reporters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Ahn Gwi-ryeong, a spokesperson for the opposition Democratic Party, said she believed the people had already psychologically impeached Yoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung said the declaration of martial law was a rebellion waged by the president in order to maintain or extend his power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cIt\u2019s an act of insurrection,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a pro-military coup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Fearing another attempt to declare martial law, opposition lawmakers were rotating through parliament\u2019s plenary session hall to block any such attempt, a Democratic Party official said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\"><em>With Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/06\/south-korea-people-power-party-han-dong-hoon-yoon-suk-yeol-martisl-lse\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol could put citizens in \u201cgreat danger\u201d if he is not suspended, the head of the ruling party said on Friday, increasing the likelihood that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133925\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=133925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133925\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}