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South Korea's President Yoon declares emergency martial law amid escalating political tensions

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday, citing the need to protect the country's constitutional order. The move marks the first time martial law has been imposed in South Korea since the late 1980s. The decision comes amid escalating tensions between Yoon's government and the opposition Democratic Party, with Yoon accusing the opposition of being "anti-state forces" intent on overthrowing the regime. The opposition has denounced the newly imposed martial law as "illegal" and has vowed to continue their efforts to impeach government officials.

  1. KR
    Lee Jae-Myung
    Democratic Party of Korea
    1. President Yoon Suk Yeol's illegal imposition of martial law is invalid.
    2. Tanks, armoured personnel carriers and soldiers with guns and knives will rule the country. The economy of the Republic of Korea will collapse irretrievably. My fellow citizens, please come to the National Assembly.
    3. President Yoon declared emergency martial law for no reason.
  2. KR
    Yoon Suk-Yeol
    People Power Party
    1. Through this martial law, I will rebuild and protect the free Republic of Korea, which is falling into the depths of national ruin.
    2. To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements plundering people's freedom and happiness, I hereby declare emergency martial law.
    3. I will eliminate anti-state forces as quickly as possible and normalize the country.
    4. With no regard for the livelihoods of the people, the opposition party has paralyzed governance solely for the sake of impeachments, special investigations, and shielding their leader from justice.
    5. Our National Assembly has become a haven for criminals, a den of legislative dictatorship that seeks to paralyse the judicial and administrative systems and overturn our liberal democratic order.
    6. The National Assembly, which should have been the foundation of free democracy, has become a monster that destroys it.
  3. US
    White House National Security Council
    1. The administration is in contact with the R.O.K. government and is monitoring the situation closely.

Martial Law Declared in South Korea

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sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.BBC
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.The Times of India
  5. 5.CNN
  6. 6.The Washington Post
  7. 7.CTV News
  8. 8.France 24
  9. 9.The New York Times
  10. 10.Le Monde
  11. 11.Daily Sabah
  12. 12.The Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Election
  2. 2.Authoritarianism
  3. 3.Scandal
  4. 4.North-South Korea Conflict
  5. 5.South Korea Foreign Policy
  6. 6.South Korean politics
  7. 7.Conflict

countries

  1. 1.AngolaAO
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofKP
  4. 4.Korea, Republic ofKR
  5. 5.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Democratic PartyUS
  2. 2.People Power PartyKR
  3. 3.White HouseUS
  4. 4.Seoul National University Hospital
  5. 5.Centre for Military Human Rights
  6. 6.Chinese EmbassyCN
  7. 7.Chosun University
  8. 8.FacebookUS
  9. 9.Gallup
  10. 10.Martial Law Command
  11. 11.Realmeter
  12. 12.White House National Security CouncilUS

persons

  1. 1.Yoon Suk-YeolKR
  2. 2.Lee Jae-MyungKR
  3. 3.Han Dong-HoonKR
  4. 4.Park An-Soo
  5. 5.Choe Sang-Hun
  6. 6.Jin Yu Young
  7. 7.Woo Won-ShikKR
  8. 8.Ahn Young-Joon
  9. 9.Amy Chang Chien
  10. 10.Chun Doo-Hwan
  11. 11.Donald TrumpUS
  12. 12.Edward Wong

technicals

  1. 1.Constitution
  2. 2.Public Official Election Act