SEOUL: South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is keen to current his views himself throughout authorized proceedings associated to his short-lived declaration of martial legislation, a lawyer advising Yoon mentioned on Thursday (Dec 19).
Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer and long-time pal of Yoon, additionally instructed reporters that a number of – seemingly overlapping – investigations involving Yoon must be streamlined.
Yoon, who’s an ex-prosecutor, shocked the nation on Dec 3 when he declared martial legislation in a late night time televised tackle, earlier than backing down hours later after outraged lawmakers rejected his decree.
“He (Yoon) has already apologised for astonishing and stunning the general public, and he stays apologetic for that … however he has a transparent and assured place on the problems which can be in dispute and should be addressed,” Seok instructed a briefing, including Yoon had by no means even thought-about rebellion.
Yoon was impeached by parliament in a vote final Saturday over his imposition of martial legislation, and faces a Constitutional Court docket trial on whether or not to take away him from workplace or restore his presidential powers.
Yoon additionally faces investigations into whether or not the martial legislation declaration constituted rebellion, one of many few costs for which a South Korean president doesn’t have immunity from.
“What sort of rebellion follows parliament’s order to cease … and quits after two to a few hours?” mentioned Seok, who was carrying a memento watch from Yoon’s presidential workplace.
Requested whether or not the martial legislation decree breached the structure, Seok mentioned Yoon considered the state of affairs of an overbearing opposition occasion controlling parliament, reducing the federal government finances and impeaching authorities officers as an “emergency state” and the idea to invoke martial order.
