South Korea president declares emergency martial law

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 03, 2024 10:11 pm

SEOUL — South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, saying the step was necessary to protect the country from 'communist forces' amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill.

'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,' Yoon said in a live televised address to the nation.

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