"Yoon's discourse" that failed to explain the outpouring of suspicions...I couldn't persuade the ruling party.

[Anchor]
President Yoon Suk Yeol repeatedly insisted on the legitimacy of the emergency martial law in a statement on the 12th, two days before the second impeachment vote.

However, as negative opinions grew further after the discourse, the number of lawmakers in the ruling party continued to increase, and in the end, they could not avoid passing the impeachment bill.

Reporter Kim Moon-kyung reports.

[Reporter]
On the 12th, two days before the second impeachment vote.

President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a 29-minute statement calling for the legitimacy of emergency martial law.He stressed the inevitability of emergency martial law by defining the paralysis of state affairs following the abuse of impeachment by the massive opposition party
, national security and social security threats caused by legislative dictatorship, and allegations of illegal elections as disorderly acts of the national constitution.

[Yoon Suk Yeol / President: The forces and criminal groups that have led the paralysis and disorder of the National Constitution must seize control of state affairs and prevent any threat to the future of the Republic of Korea.]

However, it was pointed out that the continued revelations of those who participated in martial law and the controversy over the illegality and unconstitutionality of declaring martial law failed to provide a decisive explanation.

In the end, the number of ruling party lawmakers in favor of impeachment continued to increase, and 12 people voted in favor of it, exceeding the minimum number of eight needed to pass.

The power of the people remained opposed to the party again this time, but it was different from the first time, such as attending the vote.

[Jin Jong-oh / People's Power: I'm going to vote for it (in the impeachment vote). I would like to emphasize that it is a decision to protect the constitutional spirit and democracy of the Republic of Korea.

President Yoon, who was shunned by the ruling party, is now on the impeachment trial of the Constitutional Court, which will determine the fate of the presidency, as he said he would face impeachment or investigation.

I'm Kim Moon-kyung of YTN.

Video editing: Ma Young-hoo