South Korean President Yoon impeached over martial law attempt

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South Korea's opposition-led parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday (Dec 14), voting to suspend him from his official duties over his short-lived attempt last week to impose martial law.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4ys5ks3m  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00South Korea's opposition-led parliament voted on Saturday to impeach President Yun

00:08Suk-yol, suspending him from official duties over his controversial attempt last week to

00:13impose martial law.

00:15Under the constitution, Prime Minister Han Deok-su, appointed by Yun, will serve as acting

00:21president.

00:22Yun becomes the second consecutive conservative leader to face impeachment, following Park

00:27Gyun-hee's removal from office in 2017.

00:31The motion passed with 204 votes in favor, 85 against, three abstentions, and eight invalid

00:37ballots.

00:38It cleared the two-thirds majority required in the 300-member National Assembly, with

00:43some members of Yun's People Power Party joining the opposition.

00:47Despite his suspension, Yun remains in office pending a decision by the constitutional court,

00:52which has six months to determine whether to remove him.

00:56If the court upholds the impeachment, a snap presidential election will be called.

01:01The crisis stems from Yun's decision on Dec. 3 to grant the military sweeping emergency

01:06powers, citing the need to confront anti-state forces and overcome political obstruction.

01:12His announcement shocked the nation, sparking widespread criticism.

01:17Although Yun apologized publicly, he defended his actions and resisted calls to step down

01:22before the impeachment vote.

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