The South Korean Court removes the appointed president on the declaration of martial law

Seoul, South Korea The Constitutional Court of South Korea has been removed President Yoon Sok Yol is isolated From his position on Friday, he ended his loud chairman Declaration of customary rulings.

The ruling unanimously crowned a dramatic fall before Yoon, the former public prosecutor who moved from the political novice to the president in 2022, just one year after entering politics.

In a televised ruling at the national level, the President of the Court Chargé d’Affairs Moon Hyung Bay said that the seat of the members consisting of eight members supported the removal of Yun because his decision in the fighting law seriously violated the constitution and other laws.

Moon said: “The defendant not only announced the martial law, but also violated the constitution and laws by mobilizing the military and police forces to obstruct the practice of the legislative authority.” “In the end, the declaration of martial laws in this case violated the objective requirements to attend emergency martial rulings.”

“Given the wrong negative impact on the constitutional system and major ripples of violations of the defendant, we find that the benefits of supporting the constitution by removing the defendant from his position greatly exceed the national losses from removing the president,” and the justice concluded to.

In the Yun control march near the old royal palace, which dominates the center of Seoul, people erupted in crying and danced when the ruling was announced. Two women cried embracing, a old man jumped near them on his feet and shouted with joy.

The crowd later began a march in the streets of Seoul. Some people were wearing cute blue bear fashion, which is the protest that uses opposition colors.

Outside Yoon’s official residence, thousands of supporters cried and cried when they saw the news of the referee on the giant TV screen. They waved the flags of South Korea and the United States and chanted slogans.

“We will not be committed at all!” A protest leader shouted on the stage. “Anyone who accepts this ruling and prepares for the early presidential elections is our enemy.”

There is no significant violence immediately.

What is the next for South Korea

Elections will be held within two months to replace Yun, but the national gap is likely to continue to isolate Yun and can hold South Korea’s efforts to deal with President Trump’s policies “first” and north koreaObservers say expanding relations with Russia.

Yoon said in a statement issued through his defense team that he regretted the level of the public’s expectations, but he stopped accepting the ruling explicitly. There were fears that he would incite efforts to resist his removal, because he had previously pledged to fight to the end.

He added that he will pray for the country and its people. “It was the greatest honor in my life to serve our nation,” Yoon said.

The ruling ruler Yoon said it would accept the decision, but one of Yoon’s lawyer, Yun Cap Keon, described the ruling as “completely incomprehensible” and “pure political decision.”

Prime Minister Han Duck Sue, the deputy leader in the country, pledged in a televised speech to ensure “there are no gaps in national and diplomatic security” and maintain safety and public order. Han, Prime Minister, No. 2 in the country, was appointed by Yoon.

Han said: “With regard to the will of our sovereign people, I will do my best to manage the upcoming presidential elections in accordance with the constitution and the law, and to ensure a smooth transfer to the next administration,” Han said.

Li Jae Meong, the leader of the main liberal Democratic Party, is preferred early to win the elections to choose the successor of Yun. He faces corruption experiences and other charges.

He welcomed me the rule and the proportions of the South Korean people for “protecting the Republic of Democracy”.

He told me: “The courage of the people who stood in the face of weapons, swords and tanks, along with the courage of forces who refused to obey the unfair orders, led to this great revolution from the light.”

The nation still suffers from a brief imposition of military rule

The martial law did not last only six hours, but it left behind a political crisis, shaking the financial markets and the concern of diplomatic partners in the country. In January, Yun was separately arrested and accused by the alleged rebellion in relation to his decree, a charge of death or life sentence if convicted.

Under Yun Decree, the first of its kind in more than 40 years, hundreds of soldiers were sent to the association, election offices and other sites. Special operations soldiers broke the windows in the National Assembly, wounded with citizens who gathered to protest, shocked the South Koreans and raises the memories of military rule.

A sufficient number of lawmakers, including some of the ruling party, managed to enter the association to vote on its decree unanimously.

There was no major violence in a short period of martial law, but some of the senior army and police officers who were sent to the association witnessed that Yoon ordered them to withdraw legislators to prevent a vote for his decree or to detention of his political competitors. Yoon says the forces were deployed in the association simply to maintain the regime.

Yun, 64, who is governor, was isolated by the liberal opposition’s national association on December 14. The association accused him of violating the constitution and other laws by suppressing the activities of the association, trying to detention politicians, and undermine peace throughout the country.

In his final testimony at the Constitutional Court session, Yoon said that his decree was a desperate attempt to attract public support to fight against the “evil” of the Democratic Party, which hindered his agenda, the weakest senior officials and reduced the government budget bill. Earlier, the National Assembly called “Ain for criminals” and “anti -state forces”.

Some experts say Yoon may have imposed a military judgment on a possible independent investigation into scandals that include his wife Kim Keun He.

Without presidential immunity, Yun may face other criminal charges, such as the abuse of power. He is the first South Korean president to be arrested or accused while taking office.

Yun served the position of public prosecutor under his predecessor, liberal President Moon Jae In, before joining the party that is now governing in 2021 after disputes with the moon’s allies. A public image helped him as strong and uncompromising in a defeat in the presidential elections for the year 2022. But after he became president, Yun faced criticism that he refused to replace officials involved in scandals and the right to veto many bills approved by the association.