South Korea’s only defector lawmaker says he opposes Yoon’s impeachment



Interviews South Korea’s only defector lawmaker says he opposes Yoon’s impeachment In interview, North Korean escapee Park Choong-kwon criticizes martial law but says impeachment sets bad precedent Joon Ha Park December 6, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON People Power Party lawmaker Park Choong-kwon speaks at the National Assembly in June 2024 \| Image: Park Choong-kwon via Facebook The only North Korean defector currently serving in South Korea’s parliament says he opposes impeaching Yoon Suk-yeol for declaring martial law earlier this week, despite criticizing the president’s unprecedented decree as “lacking legitimacy.” In an interview on Friday afternoon, People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Park Choong-kwon told NK News that impeaching Yoon would build on the “bad precedent” set by former President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment and lead to a “repeated pattern” of the opposition Democratic Party “paralyzing” national affairs. The only North Korean defector currently serving in South Korea’s parliament says he opposes impeaching Yoon Suk-yeol for declaring martial law earlier this week, despite criticizing the president’s unprecedented decree as “lacking legitimacy.” In an interview on Friday afternoon, People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Park Choong-kwon told NK News that impeaching Yoon would build on the “bad precedent” set by former President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment and lead to a “repeated pattern” of the opposition Democratic Party “paralyzing” national affairs. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korea’s only defector lawmaker says he opposes Yoon’s impeachment

In interview, North Korean escapee Park Choong-kwon criticizes martial law but says impeachment sets bad precedent

Joon Ha Park December 6, 2024

South Korea’s only defector lawmaker says he opposes Yoon’s impeachment

People Power Party lawmaker Park Choong-kwon speaks at the National Assembly in June 2024 | Image: Park Choong-kwon via Facebook

The only North Korean defector currently serving in South Korea’s parliament says he opposes impeaching Yoon Suk-yeol for declaring martial law earlier this week, despite criticizing the president’s unprecedented decree as “lacking legitimacy.”

In an interview on Friday afternoon, People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker Park Choong-kwon told NK News that impeaching Yoon would build on the “bad precedent” set by former President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment and lead to a “repeated pattern” of the opposition Democratic Party “paralyzing” national affairs.

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