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In broad terms, martial law in South Korea means the military commander is given temporary unlimited authority to make and enforce laws — and is usually enforced during times of war or rebellion.
On 3 December 2024, at 22:27 Korea Standard Time (KST), Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, declared martial law during a televised address. In his declaration, Yoon accused the Democratic Party (DPK), which has a majority in the National Assembly, of conducting "anti-state activities" and collaborating with "North Korean communists" to destroy the country, thereby creating a ...
In South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law in a move that sparked widespread backlash. He sent heavily armed forces into the streets of Seoul, invoking memories of the ...
In the months since Yoon’s martial law declaration, South Korea has been in political disarray with parliament also voting to impeach its prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo.
Yoon lifted the martial law decree around 4:30 a.m. during a Cabinet meeting. Yoon's declaration had been accompanied by an accusation that the opposition was engaged in “anti-state activities plotting rebellion.” But he did not explain what that means, and provided no specific evidence. In the late 1980s, South Korea had a series of ...
Candle-lit vigils and rallies were held across South Korea on Wednesday, a nation outraged and frustrated by the president’s surprise declaration of martial law the night before called for his ...
It was an hour to midnight on 3 December when South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law - which had never happened since the country became a democracy in 1987.
The sudden decision by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial law on Tuesday made international news, bringing new attention to a controversial legal topic with a long history in ...