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| South Korean lawmakers and protesters defy president’s martial law decree: LIVE UPDATES | |
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| President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the opposition of plotting to overthrow the government | |
| South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol imposed emergency martial law on Tuesday, accusing the opposition, which he claims is sympathetic to the North, of “anti-state” activities. | South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol imposed emergency martial law on Tuesday, accusing the opposition, which he claims is sympathetic to the North, of “anti-state” activities. |
| ”The martial law is aimed at eradicating pro-North Korean forces and to protect the constitutional order of freedom,” Yoon said. | ”The martial law is aimed at eradicating pro-North Korean forces and to protect the constitutional order of freedom,” Yoon said. |
| Hours later, 190 lawmakers who were able to access the National Assembly building, voted unanimously to lift the decree. The military, however, has said that martial law will remain in place “until the president says otherwise." | |
| Opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung has slammed the move as “unconsitutional" and called on military and police to resume their normal duties. | |
| The upheaval comes after Lee's party shot down Yoon’s 2025 budget bill last week and has been calling for probes into several scandals surrounding the president’s wife and senior officials. |