JAKARTA - The Democratic Party, South Korea's opposition urged the country's Constitutional Court to immediately decide on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Allowing the state to wait is considered "irresponsible" and deepening social divisions over the court's decision to impeach Yoon.
As the eight-member court continued deliberation until the third week, political tensions escalated demanding Yoon's dismissal for declaring a short-term military emergency in December.
Meanwhile, the supporters who want him to return to office.
The court settled the argument on February 25, in which Yoon said his military emergency declaration was necessary to eradicate "anti-state" elements but he never intended to fully enforce emergency military rules.
"The state and the people have reached their peak," said a member of the Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok.
"We are waiting for the court's decision to be held accountable. Further delays are not normal and irresponsible," he said at a party meeting.
In 2017, former president Park Geun-hye was removed from office 11 days after the last argument at the Constitutional Court in his impeachment trial.
South Koreans gathered in large numbers in the capital Seoul to support and support the sacking of the conservative leader, saying the delays were frustrating and exacerbating confusion.
Yoon was impeached by parliament controlled by the Democratic Party in December for violating his constitutional duties.
"The President of South Korea took actions that pose a serious threat to the rule of law and more than just disqualify him from office," said the impeachment motion.
Yoon is undergoing a separate criminal trial on charges of leading a rebellion, which could be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
The impact of Yoon's military emergency declaration has widened the rift between conservatives and liberals as well as society, adding to the pressure on institutions and putting most of the government's policy-making into uncertainty.
Several of the country's highest military commanders have been dismissed from duty and face criminal courts for their role in the military's emergency decree.
Arguments in the trial of former defense minister Kim Yong-hyun on charges of rebellion began on Monday.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who briefly served as interim president after Yoon was impeached, was also impeached.
South Korea is now led by Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok.
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