Han has been the caretaker leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the assembly over his short-lived imposition of martial law earlier this month.

The country's National Assembly already impeached and suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this month for imposing an unpopular martial law.

South Korea’s parliament is set to vote Friday on impeaching Acting President Han Duck-soo, potentially deepening a political crisis that has rattled financial markets and disrupted diplomacy efforts.