South Korea's ex-defense minister arrested for war law
South Korea's ex-defense minister arrested for war law
In South Korea, a former Defense Minister was formally arrested on Wednesday (local time). He is suspected together with
War law, which was the first in more than 40 years, only lasted about six hours, but triggered national turmoil and large road protests. Yoon and his employees are now facing criminal investigations and a possible impeachment. The Ministry of Justice and eight other people has the departure The main suspects apply in the case of war law. This is the first time that a reigning president in South Korea was banned from traveling. The Seoul Central District Court has approved an arrest warrant against former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun due to rebellion and abuse of power. Kim has been detained since Sunday and the public prosecutor has up to 20 days to decide whether charges are charged. A conviction for rebellion can be punished with the maximum penalty of death penalty. Kim is the first person to be arrested in this case. He is accused of having recommended the law of war and sent troops to prevent members of access to the National Assembly. Finally, there was enough MPs to enter a meeting room and unanimously reject Yoons Dekret, which forced the government to lift it on December 4th. In a statement on Tuesday, Kim expressed that he "deeply apologized for the considerable fear and inconvenience." He emphasized that the responsibility for imposing the law was only with him and asked for the soldiers who were used to enforce war law because they were only followed by his orders. The public prosecutor accuses Kim to have played a key role in a rebellion and committed abuse of power by organizing an uprising together with Yoon and other military and police officers to undermine the constitution. The oppositional parliament passed a law on the appointment of an independent special investigator on Tuesday to examine Yoon and other high -ranking military officers in connection with the introduction of war law. The Democratic Party intends to prepare a new application for the elevation of Yoons on Saturday. In addition, applications for the increase in office by Yoon's police chief and Minister of Justice were brought in. Should Yoons be raised, his presidential powers would be suspended by restoring his powers or an impact on the constitution. war law and its effects
arrest of the former Defense Minister
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Investigations and parliamentary charges
effects on the future politics of South Korea
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