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The leader of South Korea’s ruling party announced his resignation on Monday, two days after Parliament passed a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law.
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“I step down as leader of the People Power Party,” Han Dong-hoon said at a press conference, offering “sincere apologies to all those who suffered because of martial law.”
Yoon Yuk Sol is facing a criminal investigation on charges of “rebellion”, a crime theoretically punishable by death, although he is banned from leaving the country, and the former Defense Minister and several other officials have been arrested .
South Korea’s opposition leader called on the Constitutional Court on Sunday to decide the fate of deposed President Yoon Suk-yul quickly so the country can recover from the resulting “national turmoil” and “absurd situation”. on the sudden imposition of martial law on December. 3.