Max Kim
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So theoretically at least, we may end up in a situation where education minister Lee Ju-ho — fourth in line who wasn't present at the cabinet meeting — ends up running the country while half the ministers get arrested.
December 10, 2024 at 4:52 PM
So theoretically at least, we may end up in a situation where education minister Lee Ju-ho — fourth in line who wasn't present at the cabinet meeting — ends up running the country while half the ministers get arrested.
If PM is out, next in line is deputy PM/finance minister Choi Sang-mok. But Choi was also one of the 11 members present at the cabinet meeting right before the martial law declaration, all of whom may also be in legal trouble.
December 10, 2024 at 4:52 PM
If PM is out, next in line is deputy PM/finance minister Choi Sang-mok. But Choi was also one of the 11 members present at the cabinet meeting right before the martial law declaration, all of whom may also be in legal trouble.
What happens if Yoon is arrested? Nobody knows. PM might take over. Yoon might try to run things from a cell. But the PM is also a suspect in the insurrection investigation.
December 10, 2024 at 4:52 PM
What happens if Yoon is arrested? Nobody knows. PM might take over. Yoon might try to run things from a cell. But the PM is also a suspect in the insurrection investigation.
There is talk now in the local media of a possible death penalty for Yoon, who is facing insurrection charges and has reportedly hired lawyers amid increasingly damning testimonies from military officials suggesting he was personally trying to incapacitate the legislature.
December 10, 2024 at 4:52 PM
There is talk now in the local media of a possible death penalty for Yoon, who is facing insurrection charges and has reportedly hired lawyers amid increasingly damning testimonies from military officials suggesting he was personally trying to incapacitate the legislature.