South Korea's Parliament Overturns Martial Law Declared by President Yoon

At a meeting convened by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, nearly all cabinet members, including Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Education Minister Lee Ju-ho, expressed their intention to resign to take responsibility for instituting martial law, a surprise decision taken Tuesday night by the president Yoon Suk Yeol, who was later canceled after six hours, under pressure from deputies and the street, Yonhap news agency reported. I have no intentio…

President of South Korea Yoon Suk-Yeol Stuns The World By Declaring Martial Law To Protect Against Takeover ‘Subversive Anti-State Agitators’, Hmm

by Geoffrey Grinder, Now The End Begins: President of South Korea Yoon Suk-Yeol stunned the world on Tuesday morning by declaring a state of ’emergency martial law’ because “subversive, anti-state elements” among the opposition are blocking his agenda. Martial law commander Park An-su issued a statement on Tuesday declaring that “all political activities, including those of the National […]

One of the questions that is most haunting the heads of citizens in Seoul, South Korea, this Wednesday is: What was the president thinking?

South Korea's Declaration of Martial Law Sent the Country Into Upheaval

South Korea's short-lived period of martial law was the result of a power grab from the country's president, and it was rejected by parliament.

The government in Seoul has offered to resign collectively amid the political turmoil triggered by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed attempt to impose martial law, reports Yonhap on Wednesday, taken over by Agerpres.

The South Korean army was apparently trying to prevent the MPs from voting on martial law. 190 of the 300 MPs managed to get into the plenary hall, thanks in part to the courageous intervention of numerous staff and demonstrators.