It seems that the problems are not over in South Korea. The country's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, ordered the arrest of his ruling party's leader, Han Dong-hoon, labeling him responsible for declaring martial law on Tuesday.
The list of arrests also included the head of the main opposition Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, as well as three opposition lawmakers, the deputy director of the National Intelligence Service said, the BBC quoted him as saying.
The president tried to "use this chance to arrest and disappear," director Hong Jang-won said, according to A2.
The revelation came as the country's political parties held emergency meetings on Friday, with lawmakers planning to hold a vote on Yoon's impeachment. The motion, which is set for Saturday, will pass if two-thirds of MPs vote in favor. The opposition has a majority in the 300-seat Parliament, but needs the support of at least eight ruling party MPs to secure the 200 votes needed to approve the impeachment motion.
In the first clear sign that his party may now vote with the opposition, the leader of Yoon's ruling party called for his suspension on Friday, saying he posed a "big risk" to democracy if he remained in power. power.
Han said Yoon planned to jail arrested politicians at a detention center in Gwacheon, a city south of Seoul. He expressed concern that "extreme actions" such as the declaration of martial law could be repeated if Yoon were to remain in office.
South Koreans spent another day waiting to hear the fate of their president on Friday as an impeachment vote loomed. (A2 Televizion)
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