{"id":135739,"date":"2024-12-11T08:05:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T01:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135739"},"modified":"2024-12-11T08:05:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T01:05:11","slug":"further-south-korea-martial-law-protests-as-ex-defence-minister-and-senior-police-arrested-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135739","title":{"rendered":"Further South Korea martial law protests as ex-defence minister and senior police arrested | 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 Korea\u2019s former defence minister has been formally arrested on insurrection charges related to President Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s brief declaration of martial law, a court spokesperson said early on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Kim Yong-hyun, who had first been detained on Sunday, has now been arrested on charges including \u201cengaging in critical duties during an insurrection\u201d and \u201cabuse of authority to obstruct the exercise of rights\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">A spokesperson for the Seoul Central District Court told AFP that the formal arrest of Kim came amid concerns that evidence might be destroyed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"7c516ece-0e91-41df-9462-493006b2049a\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" 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class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">At least several hundred protesters rallied late on Tuesday outside the National Assembly, waving glow sticks and holding signs that read, \u201cImpeach Yoon Suk Yeol, the insurrection criminal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The offices of ruling party lawmakers were being vandalised, local media reported on Tuesday, with one image showing a door covered in what appeared to be ketchup, and eggs and flour scattered on the floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Protesters also were sending condolence flowers to the offices, typically reserved for funerals, to express their opposition to the boycott, with signs reading \u201cinsurrection accomplices\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Local police in Seoul\u2019s Dobong district told AFP that an unspecified \u201cweapon\u201d was found in front of PPP lawmaker Kim Jae-sub\u2019s residence, and he has requested additional security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Yoon suspended civilian rule a week ago and sent special forces and helicopters to parliament, before lawmakers forced him to rescind the decree in a country assumed to be a stable democracy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Kim was contrite on Tuesday, saying through his lawyers that \u201call responsibility for this situation lies solely with me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">He \u201cdeeply apologised\u201d to the South Korean people and said that his subordinates were \u201cmerely following my orders and fulfilling their assigned duties\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"1dccc674-51f8-4782-955e-5fef031129a6\" 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\">Police patrol near the national assembly as a rally demanding South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s impeachment is taking place in Seoul on Tuesday night.<\/span> Photograph: Lee Jin-man\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Earlier on Tuesday, Army Special Warfare Command chief Kwak Jong-geun told lawmakers that Yoon had ordered him to stop enough MPs from gathering at parliament to vote down the martial law decree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cThe president called me directly through a secret line. He mentioned that it appears the quorum has not yet been met and instructed me to quickly break down the door and drag out the people [lawmakers] inside,\u201d Kwak said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Lawmakers passed a motion on Tuesday to appoint a special counsel to investigate the martial law case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Yoon\u2019s ruling party said it is forging a \u201cresignation roadmap\u201d that reportedly could see him step down in February or March before fresh elections, while the opposition plans to organise an impeachment vote every Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">A day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/09\/south-korea-ruling-party-accused-of-second-coup-as-opposition-pushes-for-new-impeachment-vote\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Yoon was barred from travelling abroad<\/a>, authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country, including Cho Ji-ho, commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency, police told AFP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Cho and Kim Bong-sik, the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, were arrested early on Wednesday without warrant, Yonhap news agency reported. They can be held for up to 48 hours for questioning before a formal arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Already under a travel ban are the former defence and interior ministers and martial law commander General Park An-su, who along with other top brass was grilled by lawmakers on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Yoon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/07\/motion-impeach-south-korean-president-fails-after-vote-boycott-yoon-suk-yeol\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">narrowly survived an impeachment effort <\/a>in parliament on Saturday as tens of thousands braved freezing temperatures to call for his ouster. The motion failed after members of Yoon\u2019s ruling People Power party (PPP) boycotted the vote, depriving the legislature of the necessary two-thirds majority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The PPP says that Yoon, 63, has agreed to hand power to the prime minister and party chief, prompting the opposition to accuse it of a \u201csecond coup\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">A party task force was reportedly reviewing two options for a way forward, including for Yoon to resign in February with an April election, or to step down in March with a vote in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">With the opposition holding 192 seats in the 300-strong parliament, only eight PPP members need to vote in favour of a new impeachment motion for it to pass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Last week, two PPP lawmakers \u2013 Ahn Cheol-soo and Kim Yea-ji \u2013 voted in favour, and two more said Tuesday they would support the motion this time.<\/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\/11\/south-korea-martial-law-protests\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea\u2019s former defence minister has been formally arrested on insurrection charges related to President Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s brief declaration of martial law, a court spokesperson said early on Wednesday. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135739\" 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-135739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135739","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=135739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135739\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=135739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=135739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}