Impeachment South Korean President Yun Suk Yeol appeared in two Seoul Court Room on Thursday, first to hear allegations of criminal rebellion and then to face a constitution impeachment test, both in relation to their short -term, December. 3 Allegations of martial law.
Yun was taken by a motorcycle from the Seoul Detention Center, where it is being held, files of prosecution files for preliminary hearing on allegations of rebellion in the Central District Court.
In that hearing, the lawyers of Yun argued that their declaration of martial law was not intended to paralyze the state, but “to warn the public due to the legislative dictatorship of the major opposition party, which cripple the administration. “
The lawyers asked for release from custody of this, although it was not clear when the court would rule at that request.
The next time he visited the Constitutional Court for the tenth and final scheduled hearing, which was prosecuting the validity of his IMepeachment to declare the martial law.
In the first presence of Yun in that test, the court heard testimony from Prime Minister Han Duck-Su, which is impeachment by the National Assembly for his role in the initial declaration. Yun gave a letter to the court room during Han’s testimony, the lawyers said that they felt that it was unfair for the two to be seen together.
Han told the court that when he shared the ideas of the liberal opposition, he and the rest of the cabinet disagreed with the President’s Marshal Law announcement and even tried to reject him. For his knowledge, the Prime Minister said, none of the cabinet members supported the action.
The Constitutional Court is reviewing the December of Parliament. 14 vote for impeachment and will decide whether it is permanently removed from the office or restoring it.
The court is considering whether Yun has violated the Constitution, while the lawyers have argued that they had never intended to fully implement martial law, only a political deadlock breaking The measures were reduced as a warning for.
If this is removed, a new presidential election should be a hero over 60 days. The court is expected that
Some information for this report came from Associated Press, Reuters and Egans France Press.
