This afternoon, the National Assembly held an urgent question on the "crisis of martial law" against the government's State Council members, including Prime Minister Han Deok-soo.
While the opposition party has announced that it will vote on the second impeachment of President Yoon on the 14th, the ruling party is showing a crack in the "opposition to impeachment."
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Question of pending issues at the plenary session of martial law, is it still going on? What kind of remarks did you make?
[Reporter]
Yes, the plenary session ended a little while ago.
Rep. Seo Young-kyo of the Democratic Party, who asked the first question, criticized Prime Minister Han Deok-soo's failure to prevent the president's martial law at a Cabinet meeting just before the declaration of martial law.
In response, Prime Minister Han apologized as a representative of the State Council, saying, "I tried to persuade the president, but I felt sorry and guilty that I couldn't."
He also added that when asked by the Cabinet members who opposed it, he expressed his opposition and concern, and that he also delivered it to the president.
At the same time, he said that there was a procedural flaw because the Cabinet meeting at the time did not proceed like a formal meeting, and that it should be examined in the investigation process.
[Han Deok-soo / Prime Minister: It is true that we are gathered, but it has not been operated in the usual manner of the Cabinet meeting.... It's not clear whether it should be called a formal Cabinet meeting.
Cho Kuk, the leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, pointed out that none of the members of the State Council who attended the Cabinet meeting at the time opposed his position.
He said he was just saying he was against it with his mouth, and that he was not ashamed.
Yoon Sang-hyun, a member of the People's Power, also criticized the members of the State Council for opposing it, but criticized why they failed to prevent martial law.
However, regarding the illegality of emergency martial law, it was argued with precedent to the effect that it could be regarded as a high-level political act,
[Yoon Sang-hyun / National People's Power: Refrain from judicial review while respecting the president's authority for high-level political actions.... "Examine unconstitutionality while restraining." This is the Supreme Court precedent.]
The opposition seats shouted, "Are you advocating martial law?"
People's Power lawmakers, who had been watching
, also reportedly raised concerns that lawmaker Yoon should be restrained from his words and actions through SNS messages.
The Democratic Party also announced the schedule for the impeachment of President Yoon before the urgent questioning was held.
We decided to reissue it tomorrow and report it to the plenary session, and hold a vote at 5 p.m. on Saturday, the 14th.
The opposition party also decided to quickly form a standing special prosecutor candidate recommendation committee, and plans to put the general special prosecutor law on rebellion at the plenary session as early as tomorrow.
Of course, the possibility of President Yoon refusing to recommend a permanent special prosecutor or exercising his right to request reconsideration under the Civil War General Special Prosecutor Act remains a variable.
[Anchor]
I will also look into the situation of the ruling party.
An additional lawmaker from the ruling party said he would vote in favor of the second impeachment?
[Reporter]
Rep. Kim Jae-seop held a press conference and said he thought he needed time to organize the president when he did not attend the impeachment vote on the 7th.
However, I heard that the president refused to step down and said he would consider the constitutionality of the emergency martial law, stressing that impeachment is now the most orderly step down.
[Kim Jae-seop / People's Power: I want to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. Furthermore, I urge the power of the people to support impeachment with party theory. Our party needs to be determined. The way to die is the way to live.]
Unlike last week's first impeachment motion, the ruling party's cracks are growing, and four people have already expressed their support for impeachment before Representative Kim.
Rep. Cho Kyung-tae also told reporters today that if President Yoon does not resign immediately, he will have no choice but to choose impeachment, claiming that he is close to eight people, which is the amount of departure needed to pass impeachment.
The party's political stabilization TF, which presented a roadmap for President Yoon's resignation in February or March yesterday (10th), is determined to persuade the president's office to prevent impeachment, which is highly uncertain, but differences within the party appear to be rising one after another.
The party's debate on impeachment is expected to be finalized after the new floor leader election scheduled tomorrow,
Kim Tae-ho, a four-term lawmaker who is running for the representative of the
party, predicted that each lawmaker will be free to vote on Saturday.
Rep. Kwon Sung-dong, a pro-Yoon-gye five-term lawmaker who ran together, left room for a decision after listening to a lot of lawmakers' opinions after the floor leader election.
[Anchor]
In the midst of this, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik invoked the right to investigate the martial law situation?
[Reporter]
Chairman Woo pointed out at a press conference of the National Assembly that the National Assembly is the only institution that has the authority to lift martial law during the martial law crisis, and President Yoon tried to forcibly prevent the exercise of parliamentary power.
He also argued that President Yoon's public testimony is necessary, saying that the police should investigate the circumstances such as the blockade of the National Assembly and the invasion of the headquarters of the armed martial law army.
[Won-Sik Woo / Speaker of the National Assembly: We decided that it is essential to disclose each and every detail through a minimum investigation in an open place called the National Assembly. Yoon Suk Yeol I think public testimony from the president is essential.]
Chairman Woo said he would urgently form a special committee on emergency investigations and asked for a prompt response from the ruling and opposition parties.
At the same time, he reiterated that the National Assembly, the hall of the people's will, will never be in danger of being invaded and the function of the National Assembly will be neutralized again.
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