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SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late night address broadcast live on YTN television, claiming he would eradicate "shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces".

He did not cite any specific threat from the nuclear-armed North, however, instead focusing on his domestic political opponents.

The surprise move sent shockwaves through the country, which had a series of authoritarian leaders early in its history but has been considered democratic since the 1980s. The Korean won was down sharply against the U.S. dollar.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Yoon said he had no choice but to resort to such a measure in order to safeguard free and constitutional order, saying opposition parties have taken hostage of the parliamentary process to throw the country into a crisis.

"I declare martial law to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces that are plundering the freedom and happiness of our people, and to protect the free constitutional order," Yoon said.

He did not say in the address what specific measures will be taken. Yonhap news agency reported that the entrance to the parliament building was blocked.
"Tanks, armored personnel carriers, and soldiers with guns and knives will rule the country," Lee Jae-myung, leader of the opposition Democratic Party, which has the majority in parliament, said in a livestream online. "The economy of the Republic of Korea will collapse irretrievably. My fellow citizens, please come to the National Assembly."

Yoon cited a motion by the country's opposition Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, this week to impeach some of the country's top prosecutors and its rejection of a government budget proposal.

South Korea's ministers on Monday protested the move by opposition DP last week to slash more than 4 trillion won from the government's budget proposal. Yoon said that action undermines the essential functioning of government istration.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-president-yoon-declares-martial-law-2024-12-03/

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What is happening is South Korea

Juju

Abi na

Jutjitsu

Military rule in this 21st century

Lol

panch001:
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As at today 3rd December 2024, can you boldly stand at your street entrance and say this out loudly?



Back to the topic. Akpabio quickly rushed to my mind.

Interesting

I no understand anything

Coups can happen anywhere, even in the so-called entrenched democracies with strong institutions. Trump nearly succeeded with a coup he instigated when he lost his re-election bid against Biden. In Africa, there's not a single country that is absolutely safe from a coup. Believe it or not, a coup is not as hard as you think. What diehard coupists do is gather committed ers and try and overwhelm their target. If they succeed, shikena! If they lost, too bad for them.

People abuse too much freedom and if South Korea don't seat up, they will not be able to face any impending war with their northern brothers

The stuff affected BTC Price Immediately!

South Korea economy is currently shaking but that will bring her citizens to default setting and understand that there's life besides doing hundreds of plastic surgeries.
They embraced woke lifestyle of the United States and paid less attention to their peculiar situation. North Korean troops are currently with Russian troops in War against Ukraine. What does this mean? Simple, any altercation with South and North Korea then Russia will come in immediately to help North Korea. So, If SK is not ready on their own to fight back with full force then they will suffer more than Ukraine. US will not come in immediately until they study how the war will benefit them.

Let's have it. Democracy is for the weak.

Ft

This their president is seemingly not the show off guy, unlike his brother from the north who's always on the news boasting..

Humans ehn, they don't mind working with your enemies against you. Buhari, BAT and their cohorts did exact same thing against GEJ, arming boko boys just to spite/embarrass GEJ ...

I stand with Pessident Armedmed Buma Tulumbu

seunlayi:


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As at today 3rd December 2024, can you boldly stand at your street entrance and say this out loudly?[

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I dey mad

MrCGPA:
The stuff affected BTC Price Immediately!

No wonder

franchasofficia:
I stand with Pessident Armed Buma Tulumbu

We know your type here

What most of you don't know is that South Korea was actually the part of Korea that had more communist minded people as leaders prior to the Korea war and they where also extremely corrupt,the south of Korea have been fooling ignorant clowns for a long time that they are peaceful and democratic but in truth they are just hiding their true colors.

pancch001:
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Lol Akpabio for don pad the budget for tinbulu the dragon warrior.

Another one.

make una dey Shame, once a while.

panch001:
Festus commentus. I Dedicate this to Bola Amed tinubu for making Nigeria great again

panch001:
Festus commentus. I Dedicate this to Bola Amed tinubu for making Nigeria great again

say it in your street aloud
And get beaten to death cretin

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olatade:


https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-president-yoon-declares-martial-law-2024-12-03/

What does it mean or signify

Wait I thought that's for countries ruled by Authorization leaders

They were about to have impeachment proceedings against him , Baba quickly use him power

Under Martial Law, South Korean President Yoon has outlawed any form of Political Activity, including Protests, Demonstrations, or Rallies; while all Media Outlets across South Korea have been placed under Governmental Control.

Police have been deployed at the entrance to the National Assembly Building in Seoul, following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol having declared Martial Law.


Let's see what the USA and EU will say about this since they have been calling Georgia PM Authorization leader for trying to do the same

Good

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North Korea and allies sef follow dey this matter. Political games everywhere