President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, might face impeachment for violating the procedure of implementing military rule after its cancellation. This was reported by Professor Cha Jin A of Korea University's specialized graduate law program to South Korea's SBS TV channel.
“This is because the first order issued after the establishment of military rule involved banning the activities of parliament, which violates the National Assembly's right to demand the abolition of military rule, and this is a clear violation of the constitution. Moreover, the announcement of military rule was made without a government meeting, and the parliament's request was not accepted immediately... all these constitute a very serious basis for impeachment of the president,” the expert states.
As a reminder, on Wednesday evening, the President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, declared the imposition of military rule "to purge forces sympathetic to North Korea and preserve the liberal constitutional order." According to him, the attempts by the South Korean opposition to impeach a number of senior officials could lead to the paralysis of power. The South Korean parliament voted to abolish military rule. In the session, 190 out of 300 deputies participated, unanimously adopting the decision.
According to the constitution, the president must immediately cancel the military rule after the parliament votes against it with a majority. However, the president made the relevant appeal several hours later. According to Yoon Suk Yeol, he immediately ordered a government meeting following the parliament's decision, but the decision was not made due to the lack of a quorum. Shortly after, a meeting was announced where the decision to cancel was formalized.
