The president of South Korea may be impeached

The martial law declared by the president of South Korea "in order to clear the forces sympathetic to North Korea and preserve the liberal constitutional system" was canceled by the decision of the parliament. Now the president is awaiting impeachment.

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol may face impeachment for violating the procedures for imposing martial law after it was lifted. Cha Jin A, professor of specialized law master's degree at Koryo University, told South Korea's SBS TV channel about it.

"Because the first decree after the introduction of martial law prohibits the functioning of parliament and this violates the right of the National Assembly to demand the lifting of martial law, this is the most blatant violation of this constitution. In addition, the announcement of the introduction of martial law was announced without a government meeting, the demand of the parliament was not accepted without delay... all these are very serious grounds for impeachment of the president," the expert said.

It should be noted that South Korean President Yoon Seok-yol announced the introduction of martial law on Wednesday evening "to purge North Korea of sympathetic forces and preserve the liberal constitutional system." According to him, the South Korean opposition's attempts to impeach a number of high-ranking officials can lead to the paralysis of the government. South Korea's parliament voted to lift martial law. 190 out of 300 deputies took part in the meeting, they made a unanimous decision.

According to the constitution, the president must immediately lift martial law after the parliament votes against it by a majority vote. However, the president made a corresponding address after a few hours. Yoon Seok-yeol said that after the parliament's decision, he immediately ordered a government meeting, but the decision was not passed due to the lack of a quorum. A short time later, a meeting was called to formalize the cancellation decision.