South Korean National Assembly Passes Impeachment Motions Against Prosecutors, Chief Auditor

The vote was conducted as the National Assembly seeks to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech during his briefing on state affairs at a press conference at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 29, 2024. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via Reuters

South Korea’s National Assembly passed impeachment motions on Dec. 4 against four senior government officials over their handling of probes into the relocation of the presidential office and First Lady Kim Keon Hee.

The assembly, led by the opposition party Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), passed motions against Choe Jae-hae, chair of the Board of Audit and Inspection; Lee Chang-soo, chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office; and Cho Sang-won and Choi Jae-hun, both of whom are senior prosecutors under Lee.