South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will addressed the nation this morning, his team said. This will happen before the planned vote in parliament on his impeachment for his attempt this week to impose martial law in the country, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
The speech will be the president's first since, due to increased pressure from parliament, he withdrew martial law on Wednesday morning - barely six hours after announcing it.
Yesterday, the leader of the ruling People's Party, Han Dong-hu, said the president was a danger to the country and should be removed from office, increasing pressure on the head of state, although his fellow People's Party later confirmed , that they reject his impeachment at the vote.
Lawmakers will vote on the opposition Democratic Party's announced impeachment vote for Yoon Suk-yeol, who rocked the nation on Tuesday night after giving the armed forces powers to deal with what he called “anti-state forces”.
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Some members of the People's Party called on Yun to resign before the vote, saying they did not want a repeat of the 2016 impeachment. against then-President Park Geun-hye, who left office after weeks of protests over an abuse of power scandal.
Meanwhile, thousands of protesters rallied outside parliament yesterday to demand that Yoon Suk-yeol be impeached. It is expected that before the vote today they will gather again in front of the legislative body.
Prosecutors, police and the High-ranking Officials Corruption Investigation Division have launched an investigation against Yun and his team members in connection with the martial law decree, seeking charges including rioting and abuse of power.