People march in heavy rain to protest against South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, as strike and protests continue amid the martial law crisis, in Seoul, South Korea, on December 05, 2024.
South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last week's martial law attempt, a media report said, and his former defense minister was arrested.
But National Assembly speaker Woo Won-shik said it was unconstitutional to delegate presidential authority to the prime minister and the ruling party without impeachment.
Woo proposed a meeting of rival parties to discuss ways to suspend Yoon's presidential power immediately.
The DP called for the arrest of Yoon and related military officials implicated in the martial law fiasco.
Persons:
Yoon Suk, Yoon, Asia's, Han Dong, Woo Won, shik, Woo, cordons
Organizations:
South, Yoon's People Power Party, Democratic Party
Locations:
Seoul, South Korea, U.S