President Yoon Suk Yeol plans to speak to his nation on sat morning‚ as his political future hangs by a thread after a short-lived martial-law declaration (which lasted only 6 hrs before being cancelled)
The crisis started when Yoon tried to get extra-ordinary powers to deal with what he called anti-state elements: his move didnt work because parliament members got past military-police blockades and voted no
His own political group the Peoples Power Party seems split — its leader thinks Yoon is bad for the country but the party still dont support impeachment officially. Some party-members want him to step down before the vote happens
- Police started investigations
- Anti-corruption office launched a probe
- Prosecutors office began looking into charges
Thousands of candle-holding protesters gathered near parliament on fri night; more people will come before saturdays vote (just like during ex-president Park Geun-hyeʼs removal about 8 years ago)
The whole thing reminds many of Parkʼs case: she had to leave after big protests‚ which made her party fall apart — some PPP members worry this might happen again. Legal teams are now checking if Yoon broke laws about power abuse; insurrection