(EN) 11 Days From the Lifting of Martial Law to Impeachment Motion

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"Immediately impeach the leader of the rebellion, Yoon Suk Yeol!"

"I was enraged by the fact that the representatives that we elected by vote weren't even voting."

"I took what shines brightest to me and walked to the front of the National Assembly to get my daily life back."

"This rebellion had already been underway in many parts of our society."

"I was really anxious when I was alone, but I actually felt safer among all the people gathered in the square."

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2024.12.04

Emergency Rally and Candlelight Protest in Front of the National Assembly
Yoon Suk Yeol must step down for treason! Popular sovereignty must be realized! Social reform! Let’s open the people’s assembly square for impeachment! 10,000 candlelights of the citizens burn!
Citizen Emergency Actions are underway in 31 regions across the country. The first nationwide rally in eight years since the impeachment of Park Geun-hye.
Proposal of first impeachment motion against Yoon Suk Yeol (191 participants, excluding members of the People Power Party) </aside>

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General Assembly of the People Power Party confirms its party line of opposing the impeachment of President Yoon
Yoon Suk Yeol must step down for treason! Popular sovereignty must be realized! Social reform! Let’s open the people’s assembly square for impeachment! 20,000 candle lights of the citizens burn!
Citizen Emergency Actions are underway in 33 regions across the country. The generation of 20 to 30-year-olds responds to the first declaration of martial law in 45 years with light sticks.
Civic and labor organizations and others begin to hold rallies across the country to denounce the People Power Party in each city and province. </aside>

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The Supreme Prosecutors' Office establishes the Special Investigation Division of Emergency Martial Law (Headed by Seoul High Prosecutor Park Se-hyeon)
Civic and labor organizations and others continue to hold rallies across the country to denounce the People Power Party in each city and province. </aside>

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Issue of Yoon Suk Yeol's Public Address
"This declaration of martial law was born from a sense of urgency as the president, the ultimate head of state."
Yoon Suk Yeol must step down for treason! Popular sovereignty must be realized! Social reform! Let’s open the people’s assembly square for impeachment! 1 million people participate in the nationwide candlelight march
21:26 Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment proposal fails to pass due to inability to meet quorum, as majority of the People Power Party refuse to show. </aside>

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Every evening, 30,000 to 50,000 people gather for citizens' candlelight rallies in front of the National Assembly for the immediate impeachment of the insurrectionist Yoon Suk Yeol!
Support for participants in the procession and rally continue through donations of “advanced payments” for hot packs, snacks, bread, etc. </aside>

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Youth Taking Action for the Removal of Yoon Suk Yeol (abbr. Yoon Toe-cheong) demand the People Power Party take part in the impeachment vote, holds funeral for the 105 “deceased” members of the People Power Party who refused to vote on December 7
Launch of the “Emergency Action for Social Reform and the Immediate Resignation of Yoon Suk Yeol” with the participation of 1,732 labor and civil society organizations nationwide
Establishment of the Joint Investigation Center of the 12-3 Declaration of Emergency Martial Law (Police, Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, Ministry of National Defense) </aside>

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President Yoon delivers public address, asserting the legitimacy for declaration of emergency martial law
"The opposition party performs frantic sword dance, saying that the martial law declaration is a crime of sedition... Together with the people, we will fight until the very last moment." </aside>

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Impeach the leader of the rebellion, Yoon Suk Yeol! 2 million people second nationwide candlelight march
Over 50 simultaneous actions across the nation
The second impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol passes (204 votes in favor, 85 against, 3 abstentions, 8 invalid votes)
19:24 President Yoon is suspended from office </aside>