Second S. Korea impeachment vote set for Saturday evening, says lawmaker

(Front L-R) South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, Education Minister Lee Ju-ho and Science Minister Yoo Sang-im attend a plenary session, where a question-and-answer session was held relating to the martial law declaration, at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on December 11 as the investigation into his declaration of martial law gathered pace. - AFP

SEOUL (AFP): South Korea's main opposition party is set to put to a vote a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief declaration of martial law this Saturday, its spokesperson said.

The vote is scheduled for "5 pm (0800 GMT) on December 14", Jo Seung-lae, a lawmaker from the main opposition Democratic Party, told AFP Wednesday.