National Assembly Removes Yoon's Photo from Capitol Building

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By Jin Dong-young
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Woo Won-sik: "Photo of insurrection ringleader in the National Assembly?"... Yoon's photo 'removed' from National Assembly building - Seoul Economic Daily Politics News from South Korea
Woo Won-sik: "Photo of insurrection ringleader in the National Assembly?"... Yoon's photo 'removed' from National Assembly building

A photo of former President Yoon Suk-yeol displayed in the underground corridor of the National Assembly's main building was removed on the 3rd.

The Office of the National Assembly Speaker announced that day, "The National Assembly has just removed the photo that included former President Yoon from among the photos exhibited in the underground corridor of the main building," adding that "this action was taken by decision of National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik."

The office continued, "This decision took into consideration that recent court rulings have clearly confirmed the unconstitutionality and illegality of former President Yoon's actions in leading the assault on the National Assembly as the ringleader of insurrection during the December 3rd martial law declaration." It explained, "As head of the legislative branch and representative of the National Assembly—the victimized institution—the Speaker determined that displaying a photo of the ringleader of insurrection in National Assembly spaces is inconsistent with the spirit of the Constitution."

The Office of the National Assembly Speaker added, "We inform you that we will continue to strengthen management to ensure that National Assembly spaces and symbols conform to constitutional values and the spirit of the democratic republic."

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AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.