South Korean police arrested former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Sunday for his alleged position in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s try and impose martial legislation, based on Yonhap News Agency.
Kim was thought of a key determine in Tuesday’s short-lived martial legislation decree. He had already resigned as protection minister.
Police have launched an investigation into Kim, in addition to Yoon and martial legislation commander Park An-su, for alleged rebel.
Police additionally raided Kim’s house and positioned him underneath a journey ban, Yonhap reported.
Bid to question Yoon fails
Yoon, who had declared martial legislation on Tuesday night time and reversed the choice hours later, survived an impeachment vote in parliament late Saturday.
The movement wanted the approval of at the least two-thirds of the 300-seat South Korean National Assembly to cross.
But it failed after Yoon’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted the vote.
The PPP claimed after the vote that it had blocked the movement to keep away from “extreme division and chaos.”
The ruling celebration added that it might “resolve this disaster in a extra orderly and accountable method.”
Meanwhile, the opposition mentioned it might not surrender its try and impeach Yoon.
ess/zc (AFP, Reuters)
