Former Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo noted on the 9th that he would begin a hunger strike to urge the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol.
On the same day, Kim posted on Facebook, stating, "Representatives of civil society who are leading the impeachment struggle have entered into a hunger strike demanding the ousting of Yoon Suk-yeol," and added, "I will also start a hunger strike tonight."
He said, "If the impeachment is rejected, the insurrection leader Yoon Suk-yeol could return to the presidency and possibly declare martial law," and remarked, "Through a successful coup d'état, South Korea would regress by decades, reverting to the era of Park Chung-hee's Yushin and Chun Doo-hwan's dictatorship."
He also pointed out regarding President Yoon's release, "When the democratic coalition and the anti-far-right coalition could not overcome the far-right forces, the prosecution revealed without hesitation its alignment with the insurrectionist sympathizers," and asserted, "The insurrection accomplice, Prosecutor General Shim Woo-jung, should be immediately investigated, and the prosecution must be completely reformed."
Kim emphasized, "We must ensure the impeachment is upheld. If the impeachment is not upheld, we cannot do anything," and added that "Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung and lawmakers are fighting against insurrectionist forces and insurrectionist parties in the National Assembly."
Finally, he urged, "I earnestly appeal to all citizens who believe the impeachment must be upheld. Now is the time to unite," and stated, "What we need in this fight to protect democracy is to set aside our regrets about each other and come together."