SKorea presidential office on minister impeachment

South Korea's presidential office on Wednesday was critical of parliament's impeachment of the country's interior and safety minister Lee Sang-min. The country's opposition-controlled parliament on Wednesday voted 179-109 to impeach Lee, holding him responsible for government failures in disaster planning and response that likely worsened a crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in October.

President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose office issued an irritated response to his impeachment, accusing opposition lawmakers of abandoning legislative principles and creating “shameful history.” Lee said he would sincerely defend his case with the Constitutional Court. Lee is the first ever South Korean Cabinet minister to be impeached by lawmakers.