In a televised public address, Yoon said sending troops to the National Assembly during martial law can't amount to insurrection, while he continued to defy calls to step down, Yonhap reported.
The National Assembly voted on the opposition-led motion, but most lawmakers from Yoon's ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted the vote, despite massive protests outside the parliament.
The impeachment motions were against Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) Chairperson Choe Jae-hae; Lee Chang-soo, chief of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office; and Cho Sang-won and Choi Jae-hun, both prosecutors under Lee, as per Yonhap.
South Korea is reeling from a dramatic night of political turmoil, marked by President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed bid to impose martial law. The move has severely jeopardized Yoon's presidency, sparking widespread outrage and intensifying calls for his impeachment.
A political showdown is unfolding in Nepal's parliament as the ruling and opposition parties are engaged in a bitter dispute over the proposed impeachment of Deputy House Speaker Indira Rana Magar.
Citing Article 91 of the Constitution, the ruling coalition has planned to present an impeachment resolution in the House of Representatives to remove Deputy Speaker Rana, alleging that she has not fulfilled the duties expected of her role.
On Tuesday Republican Senator from Tennessee Andy Ogles filed articles of impeachment against Harris. He claims Harris covered up President Biden's mental well-being, constituting a "breach of public trust."
A former FBI informant, Alexander Smirnov, has been charged with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden's involvement in business dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings.
The Attorney General's Office has registered a case with the Maldives Supreme Court over the recent amendment to the Parliament's standing orders that enables opposition lawmakers to impeach the president.
A total of 34 members, including representatives from both the MDP and Democrats, have given their support to the motion for the impeachment of the president that was disrupted yesterday over chaos in the Maldivian parliament, according to Adhahdhu.