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The president declared martial law in South Korea—it is needed to protect the country from communist forces.
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South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol announced:
South Korea’s President Yun Suk Yeol has said that it was essential to take steps like martial law to protect the country from the communist forces of the North. It is not yet clear what changes will come in the country’s politics due to this step of Yun and how the government will work.
The president of South Korea, Yun Suk Yeol, announced emergency martial law in the country. The president described this measure as essential in protecting his country from North Korea’s communist forces. According to a television briefing, Yun promised the nation that the pro-communist forces operating in its territory would be totally eliminated to uphold the country’s constitutional democratic system. However, it is not known at present what the above steps of the President are going to achieve for governance and democracy in the country.
The opposition protested against the president’s decision:
South Korea’s President Yun is currently in a deadlock with the liberal opposition Democratic Party over next year’s budget bill. He is also rejecting the demand for an independent investigation into the scandals involving his wife and top officials, for which he is also facing political attacks from his political rivals.
The opposition Democratic Party of the country has called an emergency meeting of its MPs just after the declaration of martial law by the President. It is believed that this meeting would discuss the steps taken by the President and the sanctions that the government had imposed as well.
The president said that he had no option other than martial law.
Yonhap News Agency’s report says that Lee Jae-Myung, who is leading South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party, has stated that the declaration of martial law is unconstitutional, while at the same time, it is also said that the head of the ruling People’s Power Party, Han Dong-hoon, has called martial law wrong and vowed to stop it.
