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South Korea's president denies allegations of insurgency

2024-12-17 10:04:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
South Korea's president denies allegations of insurgency
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who has been suspended from office after parliament voted to open impeachment proceedings, denies sedition charges but is willing to cooperate with the investigation, Yonhap news agency reports. , citing Yoon's lawyers.

"The president will present his position clearly and fairly in court. We're not sure if the impeachment hearings will be open to the public, but if they are, that's what the president intends to do," he said. one of the lawyers.

Yoon is suspected of sedition by the Police and the Prosecutor's Office.

South Korean law allows for the prosecution of a sitting president on this charge.

"The investigation into the insurrection issue and the impeachment hearings are two separate issues; two different legal teams will handle each," the lawyer said.

The president's lawyer could not confirm whether Yoon would participate in questioning by prosecutors on December 21.

The president did not appear for questioning on December 15.

The lawyer emphasized that there were no legal grounds for the case of the uprising, since the president had not attempted to seize power.

According to the lawyer, there were no incidents after the declaration of short-term martial law that could be related to the uprising.

On December 14, South Korea's Parliament voted to impeach Yoon for his decision to declare martial law, which was seen as a violation of the country's Constitution.

The Constitutional Court must now decide whether to support the impeachment motion or reinstate the president./REL





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