(14 Dec 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seoul – 14 December 2024
1. Various of South Korean National Assembly session
2. Screen reading (Korean): "President (Yoon Suk Yeol) Impeachment motion"
3. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Woo Won-shik, National Assembly Speaker:
"The road is always in the people. That is the history of the Republic of Korea. That is why the Republic of Korea is strong. The weight of the ballot paper that the members of the National Assembly will accept today is heavier than ever. It is the weight of history and the weight of democracy. I ask that each and every one of you participate in the vote. I hereby present the first item on the agenda: the motion for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol."
4. Various of lawmakers
5. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Park Chan-dae, floor leader of Democratic Party of Korea:
"If the citizens who were outraged by Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on December 3 had not taken to the streets, if there had not been enough lawmakers who overcame the police barricades and scaled the National Assembly’s walls, if the martial law troops, who arrived by helicopter, had pulled out the lawmakers before the vote, and if the soldiers and commanders had followed the unjust orders, South Korea today would not be any different from Gwangju in May 1980."
6. Wide of parliament session
7. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Park Chan-dae, floor leader of Democratic Party of Korea:
"I urge you to demonstrate to the world that the democracy of the South Korea is strong and resolute by supporting the impeachment."
8. Wide pan of parliament session
9. Various of lawmakers voting
STORYLINE:
South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration this month.
The National Assembly passed the motion in a 204-85 vote on Saturday.
Yoon’s presidential powers and duties will be suspended after the copies of a document on the impeachment are delivered to him and to the Constitutional Court.
The court has up to 180 days to determine whether to dismiss Yoon as president or restore his powers. If he’s thrown out of office, a national election to choose his successor must be held within 60 days.
Authorities have been investigating allegations of rebellion over the president’s controversial Dec. 3 martial law decree that has caused huge political turmoil in the country.
Yoon was forced to lift his decree after parliament unanimously voted to overturn it.
Last Saturday, Yoon survived an impeachment vote after most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a floor vote.
AP video shot by Yong Jun Chang
===========================================================
Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com.
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c2f9957f8f6f4063a5edc4c03aeb8029
Author: AP Archive
Go to Source
News post in December 19, 2024, 9:04 am.
Visit Our Sponsor’s:
News Post In – News
