Acting President Han Duck-soo called Wednesday for accepting the Constitutional Court’s ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment as the verdict was two days away.
Han issued the call during a meeting held to coordinate public safety measures ahead of Friday’s ruling on whether to dismiss or reinstate Yoon following his short-lived martial law bid in December.
“Regardless of the decision, we must accept the result in a calm and level-headed manner in compliance with the principles of the rule of law,” he said at the meeting attended by the chiefs of the science, justice, defense and interior ministries, as well as the police and firefighting agencies, and the mayor of Seoul.
“If we become one again with the strength and wisdom of our people, we will certainly be able to overcome the current crisis of confusion and conflict,” he said.
Han pleaded with protesters to peacefully express their views, saying the government will not tolerate illegal or violent acts.
