Peter Lewis: Asia Business Correspondent on the move to impeach President Yoon
South Korean Lawmakers Move To Impeach President Yoon
South Korean MPs have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol hours after thwarting his shock move on Tuesday to impose martial law.
This has triggered the country’s worst constitutional crisis in decades. The president had said martial law was needed to protect the country from "North Korea's communist forces" and to "eliminate anti-state elements” and “normalise the country”. The order was unanimously rejected by the opposition-controlled legislature.
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