Second Impeachment Motion Against President Yoon Reported to National Assembly Plenary Session... Vote Scheduled for Tomorrow at 5 PM

The second impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol was reported to the National Assembly plenary session on the 13th. The vote on the impeachment motion is scheduled to take place around 5 p.m. on the following day, the 14th.

On that day, the National Assembly announced that the second impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol, initiated by the Democratic Party of Korea and five other opposition parties, was reported to the plenary session.

The second impeachment motion cited violations of the Constitution and Martial Law Act, as well as charges of rebellion. It defined President Yoon as the "leader (ringleader) of the rebellion" and included the phrase "committed the crime of rebellion (as the ringleader) by mobilizing the government, military, and police for the purpose of disrupting the constitutional order through armed insurrection."

According to the National Assembly rules, a vote on the reported impeachment motion must be held no earlier than 24 hours and no later than 72 hours after the report. The Democratic Party plans to hold the vote at 5 p.m. on the 14th.

Under the National Assembly Act, a presidential impeachment motion requires the approval of at least two-thirds (200 out of 300) of the total members of the Assembly to pass. Considering that the opposition parties hold 192 seats, the defection of 8 ruling party members is necessary.

So far, seven members of the People Power Party?Ahn Cheol-soo, Kim Ye-ji, Kim Sang-wook, Kim Jae-seop, Cho Kyung-tae, Jin Jong-oh, and Han Ji-ah?have publicly expressed their support for the impeachment.

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