Dramatic duel in South Korea: Yoon before the elevation and arrest

Dramatic duel in South Korea: Yoon before the elevation and arrest

Seoul, South Korea - South Korea faces a dramatic political competition, since this week the office procedure against the suspended president yoon suk yeol begins. This is hidden in his heavily secured place of residence and tries to escape a further criminal investigation.

political crisis in South Korea

The controversial and only short-lived martial-gesetz-winchenin has been triggered indignation and protests nationwide and the country has fallen into its greatest political crisis for decades. Over the past few weeks, Yoon has entrenched himself in his residence in the capital Seoul, surrounded by his team of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), while outside of his hardcore conservative supporters to protect it.

impeachment procedure and legal disputes

YOON has signaled through his lawyer that he will not be released for the first formal hearing of his office, for security reasons in connection with attempts to arrest him as a survey. The former prosecutor and now politician lost his presidential powers last month after the declaration of war law and is sought in several investigations, including the accusation of the instigation - a crime that can be punished with lifelong imprisonment or even the death penalty.

Yoon emphasizes that he acted lawfully and considered the arrest warrant as "illegal and invalid". He has assured his supporters that he would "fight until the end". Many of his followers express concern that he will be arrested when he leaves his property to take part in the hearings. Rivalry demonstrators have also gathered under icy conditions to request his arrest.

The way to the Constitutional Court

The corruption investigators are determined to enforce the arrest warrant against Yoon - this is the first time that such a measure is taken against an incumbent president. The political tensions escalated at the beginning of the month when an investigator tried to arrest Yoon in his place of residence, which in a dramatic hourly standoff between dozens of police officers and a "human wall" of about 200 soldiers and members of the presidial security service. The attempt to seek was broken off later because the investigators provide the security of the people on site as the reason, although the arrest warrant was extended.

The challenges in court

Yoon quickly revoked his nightly Martial Act declaration on December 3, after MPs had overcome security forces, attempted to block access to parliament and the regulation was rejected. The National Assembly then voted for the elevation of Yoon after several members of his own government party had opposed him. The parliament also voted to stop the Prime Minister and provisional President Han Duck-Soo. Now the finance minister Choi Sang-Mok is the reigning president.

The Constitutional Court has the last word about the political fate of Yoon and Han and will decide whether they are officially removed from their office or are stated. The oral negotiations in Yoon's procedures begin on Tuesday, with five sessions that are scheduled until February 4th. If Yoon does not appear on Tuesday, a second hearing will take place on Thursday, with or without his presence.

Investigations against Yoon

While Yoon was suspended by the exercise of his powers, he is not officially removed from office. This means that he continues to have presidential immunity against most criminal charges - except for rebellion or treason. The police, the military and the corruption control authority in South Korea have formed a joint investigation team to examine the allegations of rebellion and abuse of power against Yoon. At the same time, the prosecutors are investigating key figures involved in the Martial Law campaign, including the commanders and the Defense Minister .

YOON has ignored three loads on cooperation in the past few weeks, according to the corruption investigation authority for high -ranking civil servants (CIO). In the meantime, the corruption investigators seem to be determined to advance their second attempt to arrest the suspended president.

On Sunday the CIO announced that it asked the Ministry of Defense and the Presidential team to work together in enforcing the order and search command against Yoon.

Most of the attention is based on the Presidential Security Service team (PSS), which was accused of how Yoon's personal bodyguards act. Before that, the cio that "it was practically impossible" To implement Yoon's place of residence as long as the security forces are there.