From exile to execution, South Korean presidents have met tragic ends. What’s next for President Yoon amid recent martial law tensions?
1Bird ★.Dec. 5, 2024 (Thu) 12:57:40.16ID:XsWGeKo9
Why is martial law in South Korea? It was lifted after just six hours, and people are saying it’s “embarrassing.” South Korea is in turmoil. At around 10:25 p.m. on December 3, President Yoon Seok-yeol declared a state of emergency, the first since 1979, but it was lifted after just six hours. In a television address when declaring martial law, President Yoon said he had declared it to “protect the Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces,” “to eradicate pro-North Korean anti-national forces,” and “to protect the free constitutional order.” One would think that there was a threat of national overthrow so imminent that martial law would be declared, but apparently this was not the case. There was also strong opposition from the ruling party, People’s Power, which was supposed to be President Yoon’s ally, with the party’s chairman Han Dong-hoon dismissing martial law as “unconstitutional and illegal” and demanding that President Yoon leave the party. The opposition Democratic Party, which President Yoon has criticized as a pro-North Korea, anti-national force, has said that the declaration of martial law constitutes an act of treason and has announced that it will begin impeachment proceedings if President Yoon does not resign immediately. Criticism is pouring in from both the ruling and opposition parties. South Korean media outlets have pointed out that the president’s declaration of martial law is not “to protect the people from North Korea,” but is mainly due to the president’s impasse over the budget bill in the National Assembly, where the opposition party holds a majority, and the opposition party’s investigation into allegations of bribery and stock price manipulation by the first lady, Kim Kun-hee. There was a loud outcry from the public, and immediately after the declaration of martial law, people flocked to the area around the National Assembly in Seoul to protest. On social media, there were many voices that went beyond indignation to lamentation and astonishment, with comments such as “Why did you do it?”, “I’m truly ashamed,” “Are you out of your mind?” and “Our country will be laughed at for the next 30 years.” Make me cry,” was one post by a Korean. ■What will happen to President Yoon in the future? Looking back at the tragic ends of past South Korean presidents The day after martial law was declared, the opposition party submitted an impeachment motion against President Yoon in the South Korean National Assembly. A vote is expected to take place as early as December 6th or 7th. Impeachment will be passed if more than two-thirds of the ruling and opposition parties vote in favor. If the impeachment bill is passed, President Yoon will be suspended from office until the Constitutional Court’s decision is made, and will no longer be able to handle domestic or foreign affairs. In addition, the opposition Democratic Party has announced that it will charge President Yoon with treason, which, if found guilty, would carry a death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for more than five years. In the worst case scenario, President Yoon could face the death penalty. Any Japanese person might think that it is unthinkable that in the 21st century, the president of a developed country would cause such a situation. (Omitted) ■ South Korea’s past presidents have met tragic ends: defecting during the revolution, dying from a shooting, being arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment, committing suicide amid bribery allegations… Looking at the modern history of South Korea, especially the history since the establishment of the Republic of Korea in 1948, there is something that has always puzzled me. Specifically, the first president, Syngman Rhee, was re-elected for a fourth term in the 1960 election, but was forced to go into exile in Hawaii following the April 19 Revolution, and died five years later without ever setting foot on his home country’s soil. A generation later, President Park Chung-hee was shot and killed by his close aide, the director of the KCIA. A generation later, President Chun Doo-hwan was held responsible for the coup and the Gwangju Uprising that he had instigated, and was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment after leaving office. The next president, Roh Tae-woo, was also convicted of coup d’état. There’s more to come. Towards the end of President Kim Young-sam’s administration, it was discovered that his second son, who served as his secretary, was involved in a massive illegal loan scandal, tarnishing his later years. Furthermore, after leaving office, President Roh Moo-hyun was suspected of bribery and other allegations, and although it is unclear whether this was the trigger, he committed suicide. The next president, Lee Myung-bak, was also arrested after leaving office on suspicion of bribe-taking and bribe-giving, and was sentenced to 17 years in prison. And, although it is still fresh in our memory, President Park Geun-hye, the daughter of President Park Chung-hee, was impeached and removed from office and arrested. The full text is below at the source. 12/5 (Thu) 12:36 book bang.
>>19 Even if it’s the death penalty, I think it will essentially be life imprisonment. After all, it’s a country that hasn’t carried out the death penalty for a long time, so it could damage the image of the government that carried out the execution.
Since the pro-North Koreans and the pro-Americans are constantly seeking revenge, I guess that will stop once the country turns red. Even Moon and Li don’t agree on anything, so I don’t think the rift will change.
>Our country will be laughed at for the next 30 years
They only care about appearances and vanity But most people in the world aren’t even interested in this Even if it did happen, they’d forget about it in 3 days.
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