Every day, thousands of protesters gather near the South Korea’s apex court, which has strengthened its walls with a razor wire because its eight Justices form a decision that can shape the future of democracy of the country. The President of the country, Yun Suk, shouts several shouts to the court to remove Yeol, accusing him of “rebellion”. Nearby, a rival group calls the mantra of mantras for its restoration, its impeachment by Parliament as “fraud”.
Before the verdict of a court, there are never so high in South Korea in South Korea, as they do now, while the country looks impatiently for its constitutional court to decide whether to decide whether to remove or restore Shri. The court’s decision can help in terminating the political upheaval months, with unsuccessful efforts to keep his country under martial law on 3 December.
Or it can push the country into a deep political crisis.
The South Koreans have been tired of political uncertainty for a long time and want the court to decide soon. But it has placed them on the edge for weeks, no one indicates that when its Justice will probably give the most resulting verdict of his career.
The police is preparing the worst, even if it is a decision. A former royal palace in the neighborhood of the school, road vendors and the Constitutional Court will be closed on the day of the ruling. The police called for removing rocks, empty bottles, garbage cans – anything that could be a weapon – from the roads. Around 14,000 police officers are ready to deploy. The drone has been banned from flying in the courtyard, and all 86,000 private -owned guns in the country should be kept closed in police stations.
Like -such ideas were dragged, the principles of conspiracy were abolished. Some speculated that the court was irreplaceable. ,
“The country is at an intersection,” Cho Gab-J said, a prominent South Korean journalist and publisher who has covered the political development of the country since 1971. “If the court restored Yun in the office, despite what he did, he would give a license to the future leaders of the country to rule through martial law.
Mr. Yun’s martial law lasted for only six hours, but instigated anger among many South Koreans. The National Assembly suspended him from the office on 14 December. If Mr. Yun is removed, South Korea will elect a new President within 60 days.
Elections in recent weeks have revealed that South Korean people preferred the restoration of Shri Yun from about 3 to 2. But in a deeply divided nation, his impeachment decision of Parliament has also given a political right, promoting fear and hatred of his progressive political opposition.
No matter what it decides, the court will make a large part of the society anger. People from both sides have shaved their heads to suppress their demands or have gone on hunger strike.
Professor of Political Science at Sogang University in Seoul. Ha said, “If it supports the impeachment like this, there will be some uproar, but the political scenario will quickly move towards the presidential election,” Shang E, a professor of political science at Sogang University in Seoul. Ha said. “But even if he returns to the office, people who are patiently waiting for a decision will take them to the streets. We will see riots.”
At a specific-yon rally, participants keep indications that call them the “ringalader of rebellion” and chant them for their “immediate ouster”.
But far-flung Christian clergy and MPs threatened to “shatter” who supported Mr. Yun, the court should decide to remove it. In January, the score of the supporters brutally vandalized a Seoul District Courthouse, a judge issued a warrant to arrest him on charges of a rebellion. Two supporters of Mr. Yun died after setting themselves on fire against his impeachment.
The police also handed over the bodyguard to the main opposition leader, Li J-Mung, as his party reported the threats of anonymous murder. Officials have saved eight Justices from the court and on its movement.
“I urge the people that to respect and accept whatever the court has decided, expressing concern over the ability of the acting president of the country, violent clashes.
When the court decided to remove another impeachment conservative leader, President Park Gune-Hai in 2017, there was no violent death in the resulting protests, although four people were rallied in support of him, either with heart failure or falling items.
In a fast polarized era, the impeachment test of Shri Yun is more emotionally charged.
In 2017, rival political parties agreed to honor it weeks before the court’s decision. Ms. Park waited for a silence for the ruling, while her party removed herself from a leader insulted to corruption and misuse of power.
Mr. Yun, who also faces criminal allegations of rebellion, has not shown any intention to go quietly. His People Power Party and most of the country’s old and right -wing voters have ralled behind him.
He has defended his declaration of martial law as an attempt to protect his country from the opposition-nominated National Assembly and “Anti-State Forces” “dictatorship”.
But political instability Mr. Yun has left his country at his top without an elected leader, when North Korea is increasing its nuclear threat and strengthening military relations with Russia. Although South Korea is one of the leading American colleagues of America, its leader has so far President Donald J. Comes to Trump, while leaders of other countries including Japan have.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has decided to leave South Korea in its upcoming visit to the Indo-Pacific region, while the political part remains. In February, economist intelligence unit Democracy Index 2024 South Korea dropped from “full” to “flawed democracy”.
In his final argument in the Constitutional Court last month, Mr. Yun said that if the presidency is allowed to resume, he will leave the Prime Minister and focus on diplomacy. But Mr. Lee, opposition leader, said that Mr. Yun has already caused adequate damage to the country’s global image.
“We can only cross the current crisis only when we restore the general leadership,” he said.
