SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president replaced his defense minister Thursday as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning yet short-lived imposition of martial law that brought armed troops into Seoul streets.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president replaced his defense minister Thursday as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning yet short-lived imposition of martial law that brought armed troops into Seoul streets.
Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon Ho will be the acting minister until Choi assumes the job after a parliamentary hearing. The hearing is a formality as the president holds the power to appoint ministers outside of the prime minister without the approval of lawmakers. Choe has been accused by the Democrats of softening a review of Yoon’s controversial decision in 2002 to move the presidential office from a downtown palace to the compound of the Defense Ministry, which critics saw as inexplicable and a waste of taxpayer money. The prosecutors have also been accused of watering down an investigation involving Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, linked to suspected stock price manipulation.
But speaking to reporters Thursday, PPP leader Han Dong-hun, head of the anti-Yoon faction, said he would work to ensure that the impeachment motion doesn’t pass, although he remains critical of Yoon’s action, which he described as “unconstitutional.” Han said there is a need to “prevent damage to citizens and supporters caused by unprepared chaos.”
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