Impeachment motion against prosecutor general presented to National Assembly plenary session
A lawmaker from the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea reports a motion to impeach Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung, Thursday, at the National Assembly in Seoul. Yonhap
An impeachment motion against Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung was submitted to the plenary session of the National Assembly on Thursday, led by the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), which alleges he played a role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law.
The decision came hours after the Supreme Court decided to strike down a lower court's acquittal of DPK presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung on charges of election law violation.
The DPK accused Shim of colluding with Yoon in the "unconstitutional and illegal" emergency martial law declaration on Dec. 3 and the armed insurrection riot that mobilized the martial law troops and the police.
Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung arrives for work at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, April 9. Yonhap
Under the law, an impeachment motion must be either put to a vote or referred to the Legislation and Judiciary Committee for further review within 24 to 72 hours after it is reported to the plenary session.
The DPK decided to send Shim's impeachment motion to the judiciary committee. (Yonhap)