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regular-article-logo Thursday, 12 December 2024

South Korea's National Assembly votes to impeach police chief and justice minister over martial law

Yoon Suk Yeol in a televised statement defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges

AP Seoul Published 12.12.24, 02:24 PM
Yoon Suk Yeol

Yoon Suk Yeol AP/PTI

South Korea's National Assembly voted Thursday to impeach the national police chief and the justice minister over their enforcement of martial law last week.

The Opposition-controlled assembly plans to submit a second impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol later in the day after the first motion last Saturday failed under a governing party boycott.

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Yoon in a televised statement defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges.

National police chief Cho Ji Ho was detained earlier this week for investigation. The vote Thursday suspends Cho and Justice Minister Park Sung Jae from duties.

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