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\nOpposition parties hinted at proceeding with an immediate impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shortly after he agreed to the parliament\u2019s request to lift martial law.
A group of over 40 lawmakers from opposition parties declared that the Assembly should impeach Yoon, calling him \u201cthe mastermind of a treasonous act of state mismanagement.\u201d
Hwang Un-ha, floor leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party, said, \u201cThe president committed an act tantamount to treason by mobilizing the military. It is clear that he cannot remain in office even for a moment longer. Therefore, we must urgently pass an impeachment motion.\u201d
Hwang urged each party to propose the impeachment motion Wednesday. Such a motion must be voted on within 24 to 72 hours after its proposal.
\u201cThe National Assembly should focus on approving the impeachment as quickly as possible to immediately suspend the president\u2019s duties,\u201d he said.
Earlier, Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung criticized the martial law declaration as unconstitutional and illegal. Speaking to reporters shortly after a National Assembly resolution demanding the lifting of martial law was voted, he said, \u201cPresident Yoon\u2019s proclamation of martial law utterly failed to meet the substantive requirements stipulated by the Constitution and the Martial Law Act.\u201d
\u201cPresident Yoon has betrayed the people. His illegal declaration of martial law is null and void. From this moment, Yoon Suk Yeol is no longer the president of the Republic of Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n