South Korean lawmakers call to impeach President Yoon after martial law rescinded

Antony BlinkenuS Secretary of State

We continue to expect political disagreements to be resolved peacefully and in accordance with the rule of law,

Blinken said in a statement

The parliament should focus on immediately suspending the president’s business to pass an impeachment bill soonest,

Hwang Un-ha, one of the MPs in the coalition, told reporters

South Korea as a nation dodged a bullet, but President Yoon may have shot himself in the foot,

said Danny Russel, vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute think tank in the United States

We will inject unlimited liquidity into stocks, bonds, short-term money market as well as forex market for the time being until they are fully normalised,

the government said in a statement

I'm deeply disturbed by this kind of situation, and I'm very concerned about the future of the country,

39-year-old resident Kim Byeong-In told Reuters

Even if martial law is lifted, it is impossible to avoid insurrection charges, ... He must step down."

Democratic Party of Korea's floor leader Park Chan-dae said in a statement, adding

I came here to show the withdrawing soldiers the strength of the people. That’s why I’m staying here in front of the National Assembly."

One protester, Mr. Jeong, 46, from Paju, Gyeonggi Province, said

He is no longer the president of South Korea. We urge the military and police not to obey the unjust orders of dictator Yoon Suk Yeol."

A coalition of nine organizations, united under the banner of the "Committee for the Expulsion of Yoon Suk Yeol," issued a statement following the repeal resolution, declaring

Let us defend the democratic republic of Korea, built and protected through bloodshed."

The committee called on the citizens of Gwangju to take action, urging

The martial law is aimed at eradicating pro-North Korean forces and to protect the constitutional order of freedom,

Yoon said in the televised address