Jeonnam Provincial Council: "Yoon, who led the insurrection, must step down immediately and face legal punishment"

Riot Troops Storming National Assembly "Reminiscent of 5·18 Airborne Unit"

Members of the Jeonnam Provincial Council strongly demanded the resignation of President Yoon Seok-yeol, who abruptly declared martial law late at night on the 3rd.

On the 4th, the Jeonnam Provincial Council issued a statement saying, “Yoon Seok-yeol, who led the rebellion, must step down immediately and face legal punishment,” and “We strongly condemn Yoon Seok-yeol’s constitutional destruction crimes that trampled on the Constitution and democracy,” demanding his resignation.

On the 4th, the Jeonnam Provincial Council issued a statement demanding, "President Yoon Seok-yeol, who led the insurrection, must immediately step down and face legal punishment." Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Council

The council criticized, “Article 2, Paragraph 5 of the Martial Law Act stipulates that ‘when the president intends to declare or change martial law, it must go through the deliberation of the State Council.’ However, this martial law declaration did not go through the State Council’s resolution. It is a clear illegality, and we have confirmed that the declaration of martial law itself is null and void without the National Assembly’s approval.”

They added, “Although the martial law was lifted following the National Assembly’s resolution, it is even more unacceptable that President Yoon Seok-yeol threatened the people with power entrusted by the people, violating their fundamental rights and sovereignty,” and condemned, “The atrocities committed by the martial law troops who broke the windows and stormed into the National Assembly building fully armed recall the paratroopers who entered the Jeonnam Provincial Office in May 1980.”

They continued, “The National Assembly must uphold the will of the people by immediately passing a resolution for impeachment and strongly urge the dismissal of the president from office,” and “Thoroughly investigate the illegal declaration of martial law and the acts that incapacitated the National Assembly’s functions, and punish those responsible.”

They emphasized, “A president who violates the fundamental rights and sovereignty of the people and threatens the people with power entrusted by them must step down immediately.”

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