South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol had declared the exception a few hours earlier to repel “pro-North Korea anti-state forces.”
The South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeolannounced this Wednesday night lift the declaration of martial law that had been decreed a few hours agoafter Parliament rejected this measure.
To justify the measure, The president had declared on television that it was necessary to protect the country from North Korean communist forces and “to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state pro-North Korea forces.” who are plundering the freedom and happiness of our people, and to protect the free constitutional order.”
Yoon’s statement was unanimously rejected by 190 lawmakers in Parliament. Outside, protesters celebrated the president’s departure. One of the opposition leaders, Cho Kuk, maintained that “this is not over. It has put all the people in a state of shock” and promised to remove Yoon by gathering votes from other parties.
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Thus ended a very tense day in South Korea. Following the announcement of martial law, the South Korean Armed Forces announced that they would ban the activities of Parliament and political parties. Furthermore, they had announced that the media and publishing houses would be under the control of the martial law command.
The moment of greatest tension occurred when helmeted troops tried to enter the Parliament building. Several parliamentary advisers intervened and sprayed the soldiers with fire extinguishers.
The president’s message that unleashed the crisis
“Our National Congress became a refuge for criminals, a den of legislative dictatorship that seeks to paralyze the judicial and administrative systems and overthrow our liberal democratic order“Yoon had said.
In his message, he accused opposition lawmakers of cutting “all key budgets essential for the country’s fundamental functions, such as fighting drug-related crimes and maintaining public security, turning the country into a drug paradise and in a state of chaos in public safety”.
“I will definitely crush to the ruinous anti-state forces that have been wreaking havoc until now. “It is an inevitable measure to guarantee the freedom and security of the people, the sustainability of the country and inherit future generations an adequate country against the anti-state forces that seek to overthrow the system,” Yoon threatened.
At the end of the day, he backed down with martial law.
Source: Ambito
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