South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has vowed to “fight until the end” attempts to remove him from office after his short-lived imposition of martial law, as police reportedly again attempted to raid his office as they investigate him over allegations of insurrection.
In a defiant and lengthy TV address on Thursday, Yoon defended his shock decision last week to impose martial law – a move designed to suspend political activities and press and civic freedoms – describing it as a legitimate “act of governance” and denied attempting to foment insurrection.
Two days before the national assembly is expected to vote a second time on Yoon’s impeachment, he repeated claims that he had been trying to defend the country from anti-state forces.
“I will fight to the end, to prevent the forces and criminal groups that have been responsible for paralysing the country’s government and disrupting the nation’s constitutional order from threatening the future of the Republic of Korea,” Yoon said.
He added that his martial law declaration, which lasted just six hours before parliament overturned it, had been meant to defend the liberal democracy and constitutional order against attacks from the liberal opposition.
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday that police had attempted to search Yoon’s office, a day after its first raid was thwarted by presidential security guards. It wasn’t immediately clear if the second raid had been successful.
Speculation that South Korea’s political future could be decided via the ballot box increased after the ruling party selected Kweon Seong-dong, a veteran lawmaker, as its new floor leader. Despite being close to Yoon, Kweon said he would prepare for “a presidential election that could possibly be held soon”.
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