MBABANE:South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been impeached by the National Assembly over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that plunged South Korea into political turmoil halfway through his presidency, Aljazeera reported on Saturday.
“The unicameral National Assembly voted 204 to 85 on Saturday to impeach Yoon, the second such vote in eight days. Three members abstained and eight votes were declared invalid.The vote was done by secret ballot, with two-thirds of the votes required for impeachment. All 300 members of the assembly cast their ballots.Audible gasps were heard from the chamber as the result of the voting was announced. Outside, thousands of protesters greeted the announcement with applause and loud cheers”, reads the Aljazeera report.
Tens of thousands of protesters join a march in Seoul calling for the South Korean president's removal from office and his arrest following a short-lived martial law declaration [Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA]