South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared “emergency martial law” on Tuesday, accusing the opposition of controlling parliament, sympathizing with North Korea, and crippling the administration through anti-state measures. Yoon said the measure as crucial to preserving the country’s constitutional system. Yoon said in a televised address, “To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements… I hereby declare emergency martial law.”
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