[Breaking] Democratic Party "President Yoon declares war on the people... ruling party must decide on 'free vote' for impeachment"

The Democratic Party strongly criticized President Yoon Suk-yeol's public address on the 12th and demanded that the People Power Party hold a free vote on the impeachment motion against President Yoon on the 14th.

Democratic Party Chairman Kim Min-seok said at a National Assembly press conference, "Yoon Suk-yeol's mental state has been reconfirmed," adding that "his statement about planning a failed martial law while violating the Constitution and constitutional government protection laws is an explosion of extreme delusion, a confession of illegal governance, and a declaration of war against the people."

Chairman Kim criticized President Yoon's morning speech, saying "He preemptively read the Constitutional Court's main points in anticipation of impeachment and incited subsequent unrest," and "publicly ordered related parties to destroy evidence."

Rep. Kim emphasized that "orderly impeachment is the measure that the state and National Assembly must take against Yoon Suk-yeol," and urged that "the People Power Party must decide on a free vote regarding impeachment." He stressed that "the National Assembly will unite to pass the impeachment motion against Yoon Suk-yeol as demanded by the people," and urged the Constitutional Court to "minimize the time needed for national normalization through a swift impeachment decision."

Reporter Bae Sung-soo baebae@hankyung.com