South Korean Minister of Public Administration and Security Resigns Due to Pressure of Martial Law

(CLO) South Korean Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang Min has resigned under pressure from President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief and condemned imposition of martial law.

On December 8, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security of South Korea said that President Yoon accepted Mr. Lee's resignation immediately after he asked to leave office.

Mr. Lee, one of President Yoon's closest aides, had earlier offered to resign, a day after the main opposition Democratic Party proposed impeaching him. The impeachment vote is expected to take place on December 10.

South Korean Interior Minister Lee Sang Min. Photo: Yonhap

However, Mr. Yoon's acceptance of Mr. Lee's resignation may cause more criticism, as this action is seen as an exercise of presidential power, contrary to the previous statement by ruling party leader Han Dong Hoon that Mr. Yoon would no longer participate in running state affairs until he leaves office.

In a National Assembly committee session after martial law was lifted, Mr. Lee defended President Yoon, asserting that Mr. Yoon had declared martial law within the framework of constitutional and legal procedures.

Last February, Lee Sang Min was suspended after the opposition-controlled National Assembly passed a motion to impeach him in connection with the 2022 Halloween stampede in Seoul's Itaewon area, which left 159 people dead.

However, in July last year, the Constitutional Court rejected the impeachment move and immediately reinstated Mr. Lee.

Ngoc Anh (according to Yonhap)

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