SEOUL: On Monday, December 23, the biggest opposition party in South Korea threatened to remove acting President Han Duck-soo from office if he did not sign legislation establishing a special counsel probe into President Yoon Suk Yeol’s unsuccessful attempt to declare martial law.
The suspended Yoon, who was impeached on December 14 and is currently being reviewed by the Constitutional Court on his removal, has been replaced by Prime Minister Han.
The opposition Democratic Party, which holds a majority in parliament, passed a measure last month to designate a special counsel to look into his wife’s involvement in a luxury bag controversy and other allegations, as well as to pursue charges of insurrection against the conservative Yoon.
The party claimed it will “immediately initiate impeachment proceedings” against the acting president if the legislation was not promulgated by Tuesday. The party accused Han of helping Yoon’s attempt to impose martial law and reported him to the police. Regarding Yoon, Democratic Party floor leader Park Chan-dae said at a party gathering, “The delays demonstrate that the prime minister has no intention of adhering to the constitution and it is tantamount to admitting that he is acting as a proxy for the insurgent.
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