Xinhua and AP
La Jornada Newspaper
Thursday, December 12, 2024, p. 21
Seoul. The leader of the ruling party in South Korea called yesterday to support the removal of the president as a position of the party. The statements by Han Dong-hoon, who belongs to the People Power Party, in which President Yoon Suk-yeol is a member, were made after he gave a televised speech in which he defended his martial law decree, which he described as government actand refuted the accusations of rebellion, while ensuring that he has no intention of resigning. In addition, the president rejected attempts to be impeached and investigations into the measure adopted last week. Separately, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun attempted suicide at a detention center in Seoul, an official said.
