The fate of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in the hands of the country's Constitutional Court after parliament impeached him on Dec. 14 and suspended his powers over his short-lived martial law on Dec.

The move by acting President Choi Sang-mok aims to restore stability and prevent a credit rating downgrade, following the impeachment of two predecessors.

Yoon’s reaction to an uncomfortable opposition’s majority membership in the parliament is the illegal declaration of martial law. This is crude and undemocratic.