Wednesday , December 25 2024

Why is there a demand for impeachment of the President of South Korea


Seoul, July 1, 2024, Monday More than 8.11 lakh people have signed an online petition for impeachment against South Korean President Yoon. Impeachment proceedings have started on the Parliament website from June 20. There have also been complaints that people are facing a lot of delay in applying online on the website. Error messages were coming on the website for 4 hours. More than 30 thousand people had trouble opening the website. In this regard, South Korean Parliament Speaker Woo Woon Shik has assured that the technical problem of the website will be resolved soon.

In a statement on June 30, Speaker Wu apologized for the obstruction and said the parliament would take appropriate measures to protect the constitutional rights of the public. The petition demanded that a law be made that the United Nations is not eligible for office. The President has been accused of provoking war with North Korea. Japan could not stop the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant from releasing radioactive water. This has caused a health hazard.

He has been unpopular since becoming president in June 2022. Impeachment of South Korea's highest presidential post is not a surprise. Roh Hyun had to step down in 2004 and Park Gyu Hye in 2017, Park was removed from office by the court but she again took office. The President can be impeached by a two-thirds majority in the South Korean Parliament.