After standing trial for allegedly staging an armed coup, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted by the highest court. The President is now officially removed from office, though he has effectively been suspended since his arrest. By law, an election must take place within 60 days to replace him.
Acting Chief Justice Moon Hyung-bae wrote in the ruling, “[Yoon] committed a grave betrayal of the people’s trust. Sending armed soldiers to parliament in a bid to prevent lawmakers from voting down his decree violated the political neutrality of the armed forces.”
ED.NOTE: Yoon was pro-western. He was accusing the opposition party of being infiltrated by the Chinese Communist Party. The removal of Yeol is seen by some as a move by China to conquer South Korea from within. MI will continue to monitor this country, which should be considered at high risk of falling to authoritarianism from within.
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office after trying to stage armed coup– www.thesun.co.uk
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SOUTH Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been removed from office after attempting to stage an armed coup in the country.
The leader had declared martial law and violated the constitution by mobilising military and police forces to obstruct the parliament in December.
The declaration of martial law, which lasted only about six hours, sparked the country’s worst political crisis in decades.
The judges said in their ruling that Yoon’s actions “violate the core principles of the rule of law and democratic governance”.
They also slammed him for deploying troops for “political purpose”.
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