President of South Korea faces impeachment vote

[Applause] me anger outside the National Assembly in Soul protesters calling on the president to leave office his brief Fay into martial law over his political future in Peril the president's audacious move rattles these people and South Korea's democracy but it remains intact and everyone here is determined to keep it that way light I couldn't sleep very scary was very scary because we had the experience 30 40 years ago Guang you know it was a horrible things so the other helicopters floating and all the soldiers had a gun a very long gun so we just normal

people so we all the people were scared South Korea has not had a night like this in decades political turmoil on a whole new level a motion to impeach the president has now begun impeaching a president is not really a fun thing to do not even for a lawmaker but this person Yun sukol has done something crazy that violates the Constitution he basically committed a catar impeachment is not a choice anymore it's a must it was an astonishing unexpected move by an unpopular leader a fleeting Declaration of Martial law that took him just 6 hours

to back down from but only after stoking a crisis and outrage I have accepted the decision made by the National Assembly to dissolve and lift the martial law the opposition say he must go Yun sirol is not in his right mind his judgment and situational awareness are not normal it has been confirmed that he is in such a seriously abnormal state that he should not be performing his duties as president even for a single minute or second these were the scenes in the capital's Soul just hours before the Army trying to stop people getting into

Parliament helicopters hovering overhead evoking dark memories of the military dictatorships of the Past after weeks of political impass and claims of corruption this country a beacon of democracy and stability was thrown into uncertainty the opposition called on the public to Rally crowds gathered outside the Parliament and lawmakers entered the building the opposition leader live streamed himself climbing over barriers to get inside eventually the parliament voted down the martial law and declared it illegal ordering the troops to stand down to the soldiers of the Republic of Korea from now on the president's order following the illegal

Declaration of Martial law is clearly illegal and unconstitutional president Yun has been under pressure for months he lost an election this year was forced to form a minority government and his popularity has plummeted his argument was that opposition party is a caho with North is threatening the South Korean security which is just ridiculous I think very few South Koreans will agree with that yun's polarizing plunge into the past backfired South Korea's democracy survived it but his political career may not Cordelia Sky News Soul South Korea