South Korea is in a political mess. On December 3rd, President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to use martial law. He wanted more control, but many saw this as an abuse of power. They think he pushed for an uprising.
Yoon is now in big trouble. A court gave the OK to arrest him, which has never happened to a sitting South Korean president before. The court wants him to answer questions, but he has not shown up three times in the past two weeks.
Yoon's lawyers say the arrest order is not fair. They plan to fight it. They argue Yoon was allowed to call for martial law. It is part of his job as president, they say.
No one knows where Yoon is right now. He is not allowed to leave South Korea. Police will try to find him and bring him in by January 6th. But his security guards and fans might block them. This has happened with other powerful politicians in the past.
Lawmakers have kicked Yoon out of office for now. They voted to impeach him on December 14th. The constitutional court has to agree to remove him for good. But the court is missing some judges. If even one judge says no, Yoon keeps his job.
The opposition party wants to add more judges. They hope this means Yoon will lose. But the acting leaders have stopped this plan so far. The two sides are fighting over who should be in charge. Things are very messy in South Korea's government at the moment.
Yoon is now in big trouble. A court gave the OK to arrest him, which has never happened to a sitting South Korean president before. The court wants him to answer questions, but he has not shown up three times in the past two weeks.
Yoon's lawyers say the arrest order is not fair. They plan to fight it. They argue Yoon was allowed to call for martial law. It is part of his job as president, they say.
No one knows where Yoon is right now. He is not allowed to leave South Korea. Police will try to find him and bring him in by January 6th. But his security guards and fans might block them. This has happened with other powerful politicians in the past.
Lawmakers have kicked Yoon out of office for now. They voted to impeach him on December 14th. The constitutional court has to agree to remove him for good. But the court is missing some judges. If even one judge says no, Yoon keeps his job.
The opposition party wants to add more judges. They hope this means Yoon will lose. But the acting leaders have stopped this plan so far. The two sides are fighting over who should be in charge. Things are very messy in South Korea's government at the moment.
