Less than two months after parliament approved the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the government’s opposition politicians have filed a movement to oust the country’s acting president and prime minister Han Duck-soo.
Following Han’s refusal to appoint constitutional court judges appointed by the main opposition’s Democratic Party ( DP ) nominees,
” Han has revealed himself to be an operating insurrectionist, hardly an acting leader”, DP’s ground president Park Chan-dae said on Thursday.
Han has also been accused of aiding Yoon’s attempt to enter military rules on December 3. Han earlier thanked him for failing to stop it.
Han also vetoed some opposition-led charges, including one that proposed a unique research into Yoon’s short-lived martial law charter.
In the upcoming 24 to 72 hours, the prosecution activity is anticipated to be put to a ballot.
For it to thrive, 151 out of 300 MPs may vote for it.
The DP already holds 170 of the 300 seats in parliament. The opposition alliance along holds 192 seats.
Opposition parties had hoped that Han did allow payments to go while standing in their way as the nation’s interim president.
But otherwise he has held strong, deepening the political conflict.
Without going over the two opposition-sponsored costs that called for special counsel inquiries into the martial law charter and fraud allegations involving first female Kim Keon Hee, Han called a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to end.
He claimed that he did not put them on the mission to give the decision and opposition parties more time to reach a settlement.
But DP’s ground president Park Chan-dae slammed him for” buying period and prolonging the rebellion”.
In a televised party meeting, Park said,” We’ve clearly warned that it’s entirely up to Prime Minister Han-soo whether he would come down in history as a terrible find, as a puppet of revolt story leaders Yoon Suk Yeol, or as a public servant that has faithfully carried out the orders by the people.”
And on Thursday, Han stated that unless the opposing factions come to a discussion, he did not nominate the three magistrates the opposition-dominated National Assembly had nominated for the constitutional court, which is considering whether Yoon may be impeached.
To this, Park said “it has become apparent that Han Duck-soo is neither qualified nor willing to defend the constitution”, adding that the opposition had “immediately” board the prosecution costs.
Han’s decision People Power Party said the opponent’s threats have interfered with Han’s “legitimate practice of authority”, while a top official at the prime minister’s office criticised the risks as “extremely tragic”.
After Yoon was removed from office earlier this month, Han assumed the role of caregiver leader. If lawmakers vote for Han to be impeached, fund secretary Choi Sang-mok may be next in line.
This most recent advancement in the country’s political unrest comes as the Seoul Constitutional Court considers whether Yoon may remain forever barred from workplace.
This week’s end is when the jury is scheduled to hold its first public reading.
Yoon himself is not certain if he will testify at the sessions, but protesters have vowed to continue pressing for his removal in court proceedings.
Yoon is also being investigated for allegedly inciting insurrection after his unsuccessful attempt to declare the nation combat.
He has refused to accept some summonses that have been issued to him, and authorities have warned that an arrest warrant does be issued if he continues to be indifferent.
Many older officials- including past defence minister Kim Yong-hyun, past interior minister Lee Sang-min and army chief Park An-su- are also being investigated.
Jake Kwon and Hosu Lee did additional reporting in Seoul.