this is the dividing you with free information dw made for mind the this is dw news life in berlin, south korea's president apologizes union. so if you'll apologizes to the public for anxiety caused by his attempt to impose martial law, it comes just hours before an impeachment vote with huge own party saying it's time to go. also coming up, syrian rebels push south towards the key city of homes with government forces appearing powerless to hold their advance. the in greetings to you, our viewers around the world. i'm michael. ok. we start in south korea,

we're present at june. so if y'all has apologize for the public anxiety, he caused with his declaration of martial law. earlier this week, his tell a lie to dress, came just hours ahead of an impeachment, vote in parliament and with mass protest planned in the capital sold. it was use the 1st public appearance since he abandoned the martial law attempt, which even his own party has condemned to. here's how president you and explained his actions. one piece on gave him some, put on the declaration of emergency motion law, was driven by my desperation as president already bought. come as all who was ultimately responsible for state affairs. one group i just, i, we have a this has caused anxiety for and inconvenience. so the population that was one was that i'm truly sorry, and i sincerely apologize to al citizens. he must have been very surprised. and so

i don't, you're going to tell them not to avoid the legal or political responsibility. regarding this declaration of motion, rule hippy id, assuming journalist fabbing crash, where joins us now from so probably in what more did you and say yeah, so it was really a brief, a televised speech, a couple of minutes max. but doing so, you'll actually convey several important messages. first of all, he apologized, i mean, literally apologized. he was taking that the file in front of the public. he said that he's if he fits sorry, of having cost. um yeah, yeah, a public concern as he put it. and then he also promised that people not attempt to impose the marshall again. i think that's also a very important message for the public here 30. he also mentioned that people not avoid legal responsibility for his behavior, but he did not really emphasize or put any details. what do you mean by that? and lastly, he said now it's up to his potty to decide about his future with go staying power

or not. and again, he some open questions. he didn't go too much into detail, but those were his key messages. so an apology, but no resignation. will that be enough to keep him in power of what he still has some support left? i mean there's support us right now, gathering the a city hall to basically be in favor of you. so if you all but, and they are file number by the opponents. i mean we have mass demonstrations and now and in front of the national assembly also in downtown. so it can of us the campuses. and i think his support is probably not enough because he's lacking not only support with the public, but also within his own sex in his pocket. cheap hands on who are the mentioned that the president should step down or early that he should resign. and that gives you a, you indicated that probably also some politicians for his own routing party will be

in the table that he's either impeached or stepped stone early. as you will know, there is an impeachment vote scheduled later in parliament. tell us about how the process actually works. so late uh 5 pm local the time the parliamentarians and the national assembly will vote on this impeachment bill and they need a tooth, the majority and you have a $300.00 seats in the parliament of which one $192.00 are basically are already in the hands of the opposition, so it only needs 8 or 9 politicians from the ruling party to also vote in favor of that bill that it will pass. and if it passes, which i think is read it to be likely, then the case will be referred to the prosecute to it. then it will take a couple of months until the prosecution at the sites, whether you wouldn't indeed will be in peace or not. but in the meantime,

a powerful already be transferred to his prime minister, who will then act as an interim president to our thanks as always, to a savvy and chrysler journalist in so see we're in rebel say they have sees control of the southern city of the the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against president bush are all a side. it's the 4th city science forces have lost in a week. in the north of the country, rebels are now closing in on the city of homes. taking homes would bring them a step closer to capturing the capital, damascus, and toppling president assad government extra. ms troubles on the outskirts of some city that is released by the rebels showed them just a few kilometers from the city, often described as the main artery of syria across roads linking the capitol,

damascus to the coast, and the rest of the country. their momentum has been building since the extra mas rebels, successful capture of commer for the 1st time ever was the strategic and the symbolic. when for those opposed to president assets rule anticipating their next move. russian airplanes, allied with serious government, started bonding the bridge, connecting come to homes and stuff just so the destruction of the bridge has been confirmed by the u. k. based war monitor, as the rebels have advanced regardless. now holmes is the last line of defense between them and the syrian capital turkey which backs the syrian free army and provide support to other factions to confirmed. that's where the rebels are headed next. funding to body that to be egypt.

ha, ha, ha, ha! whose homes show one and now the target is damascus funded to body. let the visible in the advance of the position is continuing. that makes it so we are monitoring it. so intelligence and media of the domain name is cause i would say we hope the advance will continue without any issues will reduce the missing do so have has to lose this. his grip on the country had an unprecedented pace. other friends are bubbling to rebels, have now captured territory south of damascus close to a neighboring jordan, which has responded by shutting its border. citing the security situation in serious south of us in the kurdish controlled east. the curtis led sirian

democratic forces captured territory from the government, reportedly without a fight. after forces were drew. no key players have signaled readiness for talks on syria's political future. the advantage stick with them and no boy was surprised to see the southern and rapids collapse of the syrian government forces on the front lines of credit so that the factions took control of large areas, imposing a new, political and military reality. a city not the city that for many in syria, and unprecedented conviction that the rule of the sides spinning over 5 decades. maybe nearing its end. to discuss this further, i'm going out by roger shanahan. he's a middle east analyst and a former army officer and served with the un in south lebanon and syria. he joins

us from sydney, roger fan and a steering rebel. say they have taken over door in the south and reach the city limits of homes in the north. what does this rapid advance by rebel forces tell us about the military capabilities? role setting. yeah, that'd be improved considerably. not any. in terms of the technology that the i will to deploy a but the planning the capability and essentially their ability to take advantage of when opportunities who present themselves or their my mentioned that they had built in a very short period time, is almost unstoppable. that the mind tell us about the strategic importance of homes for both sides. what would its take over mean for the sod regime of bell holmes is really at the cross rides to the north of damascus,

but links to masters uh with the coast. and uh, particularly those areas that i, um 5 rolled to the government because of high concentrations. uh uh, the alley that, uh, stick that supports uh and is the foundation of the aside, right. shame at it so. so i was like, i sion of a significant energy results in terms of oil refinery and gas was, is it really is a k um city. and if holmes was to fall, then damascus is really open to the opposition forces to barrel straight down south . so it's a k to ryan as far as the aside, right. j is concerned. and how would you assess at the moment, decides military backing? does the regime standard chance of fighting back effectively as well? this is uh, the $64000.00 question. then you would have thoughts uh,

earlier on that uh, it's k is national back is that bang, russia and around i would have been more likely to have supported it if the siri military had showing a much better type abilities at the moment. but i think at collapsing precipitously festival in a lifetime, and then in how much they've now withdrawn forces from the east of the country. i'm lucky to concentrate them in the battle, said holmes, and perhaps damascus. and given that uh no, i that a ron. uh no rush it, which is obviously uh, has it. spike is on the ukraine. neither dies countries feel that the contract, the sunrise, amy's guidance of, i've started a getting less likely to support a site which will just accelerate is potential for that's the middle east. analysts, roger shanahan. many thanks,

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