What Is Martial Law Declared By South Korea’s President?
By Anshika Verma04, Dec 2024 12:23 PMjagranjosh.com
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South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted martial law on Wednesday(4th December 2024), which was imposed after troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Let's understand what martial law is.
What is martial law?
Martial Law is a situation where the military of the country took over the country to protect and safeguard the democracy.
First martial law
You know the first martial law was imposed in South Korea in more than four decades and then now it has been declared in the country.
Urged to resign
The opposition parties are asking for a resignation of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol otherwise he will face serious problems.
Anti-State forces
Yoon Suk Yeol said in a meeting and blasted the opposition party with a tag ‘anti-state forces’ that are threatening the democracy of the country.
What was the declaration?
During a late-night emergency address to the country, he announced that he was imposing martial law in South Korea.
Why did Yoon do this?
In the address, Yoon Suk Yeol mentioned that he took this step to safeguard the country’s liberal democracy from North Korea’s threat.
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