The political turmoil triggered by the emergency martial law in South Korea continues to ferment. According to South Korean media reports, South Korea’s Constitutional Court announced on the 16th will be held on the 27th of this month against President Yoon Seok-hye impeachment case for the first pre-trial hearing, and confirmed the case lead judge candidates. South Korean prosecutors on the 16th again summoned Yoon Suet to the case for questioning, and martial law related to a number of South Korean generals have also been arrested. Some and yin xiyue implementation of martial law-related details have also been reported by South Korean media. In addition, the ruling Korean National Power Party party leader Han Dong-hoon officially announced his resignation the same day, the party whip, acting party leader Power East proposed to meet with the largest opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung.
16, Seoul, South Korea, a man holding a placard in front of the South Korean Constitutional Court, placards calling for the impeachment of Yoon Seok-hye placard. Visual China
According to Yonhap news agency reported on the 16th, the South Korean Constitutional Court on the morning of the first session of the judges on the impeachment of Yoon Seok-hye. The meeting decided to initiate the trial preparation procedure and to hold the first pre-trial hearing at 2 p.m. on December 27. The main purpose of the hearing was to summon the parties to present their cases and to develop procedures for the planning of trials. The hearing will be held in public and the parties have the right not to attend. After the conclusion of the debate at the pretrial hearing, the Constitutional Court will set a separate date for the formal hearing.
The Constitutional Court also confirmed the presiding judge of the case, Cheng Heng-sik, by means of an online lottery. Reported that the presiding judge candidates in principle need to be confidential, but can also consider the nature of specific cases for public treatment. According to the procedure, the Constitutional Court’s hearing of the case was limited to 180 days and required the presence of at least seven of the court’s nine judges and the approval of six in order to confirm the impeachment and the removal of the president. As a result of the current vacancy of three judges, the Constitutional Court has provisionally reduced the number of judges required to hear cases to six.
As the Constitutional Court announced its agenda, South Korean investigators were also wrestling with Yoon. According to the Yonhap news agency, on the 16th, the“Joint Investigation Headquarters” jointly established by the National Investigation Headquarters of the South Korean Police Department, the Crime Investigation Office of senior public officials and the investigation headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense sent a notice to Yoon Seok-hye to accept the case for investigation, it was rejected. The department on suspicion of civil unrest and Abuse of authority, asked Yin Xiyue 18 to the case for investigation. Four of the investigators who served the summons first went to the office of the president, but were rejected by the presidential security service. The investigators then went to the presidential palace to deliver it, which was still refused.
In addition, the South Korean prosecutors also once again informed Yoon Seok-hye to the case for trial. Prosecutors believe that yin xiyue, as the“Leader of the civil unrest,” There were violations such as the issuance of an unconstitutional proclamation, the deployment of martial law forces in the National Assembly and the Central Electoral Management Commission, and attempts to detain 14 political figures from the ruling and opposition parties. The prosecution had informed Yin Xiyue on the 11th to accept the investigation on the 15th, but Yin Xiyue has not responded. According to reports, Yin Xiyue has yet to complete the appointment of a team of lawyers to refuse the case. Reported that if Yoon Seok-hye to accept subpoenaed investigation, will become the first in the history of South Korea as a suspect to stand trial of the incumbent president. If the prosecution considers that Yin Xiyue has no legitimate reason for refusing to come to the case, it may request the court to issue a detention order to force him to be detained.
The“Joint Investigation Headquarters” of the martial law-related arrests also continue. According to reports, the former commander of the Special Operations Command of the South Korean army, Guo zhonggen, and the former commander of the Capital Defense Command, Li Zhenyu, were approved to be arrested on the 16th, they are the latest suspects to be arrested in connection with the martial law case, following former Defense Minister of South Korea Kim Lung-hsien and brother Lui Yin, head of the counter-intelligence command. The Special Operations Command’s elite counter-terrorism unit, the 707 special task force, and the Capital Defense Command’s Military Police Special Task Force were deployed during the lockdown. Republic of Korea Armed Forces put 1,500 troops into martial law, Yonhap reported Monday.
Regarding the issue of the ROK military’s high-ranking officials in the martial law incident, the ROK Asia daily reported on the 16th that the ROK’s largest opposition party, the common Democratic Party, said on the same day, yin Xiyue and Republic of Korea Armed Forces in the early hours of the 4th of this month, the Joint Staff Headquarters Command and control room to discuss the second martial law. The Democratic Party called for a thorough investigation of Ms. Yin and military officials involved in martial law to uncover the truth.
The Korean Daily Chosun Ilbo said in an Editorial Sunday that South Korean politics“Has not been compromised or patient, and (has been) a conflict.”. The editorial called on Han Duk-soo Jiabao, the prime minister who is acting as president, to clean up his internal affairs as soon as possible, “To take up the axis of national politics” and not split the government and the opposition in the economic and defense fields. The editorial also said it was time for the constitutional court to decide whether to“Calmly” guard the economy and national defense, and for the government, businesses and parties to“Face-to-face” policy.
According to Yonhap news agency reported, 16 the same day, South Korea’s ruling National Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon officially announced his resignation from the party leadership. Han Dongxun said at a press conference the same day, with the resignation of members of the party’s Supreme Committee, the committee functions collapse, “I as the head of the party can no longer normal performance of duties.”. Han apologised to“All the people who have suffered as a result of the emergency martial law” and to“Supporters who have been distressed by the impeachment”. Acting Party head of the east the same day to the Democratic Party Head Lee Jae-myung made a request for talks. He said that if the talks can be held successfully, the two sides are expected to discuss yin xiyue impeachment case after the adoption of the political solution. There is also an analysis that in order to complete the appointment of the Minister of Defence and the Chief of police as soon as possible, the powerful East will seek the assistance of the opposition parties.