South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament in a surprise move on Thursday voted to allow prosecutors to serve an arrest warrant against the main opposition leader who is facing an investigation into bribery and breach of duty charges, APA reports citing Reuters.
The vote means Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung will face court to contest his arrest over the charges.
The motion was accepted by a margin of 149 to 136, with six abstained votes and four invalid in a secret ballot with 295 votes cast.
Separately, parliament voted to dismiss Prime Minister Han Duck-soo for a slew of government policy failures including the deadly Halloween crush, inadequate response to heavy rains and flooding, and the much-criticised World Scout Jamboree.
It is the first time such a motion has passed against a prime minister in South Korea though it is not binding. President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to exercise his power to reject it.
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