KR South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activities

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.

Yoon made the announcement during a televised briefing. He declared the step as critical for defending the country’s constitutional order. It wasn’t immediately clear how the steps would affect the country’s governance and democracy.

Yoon since taking office in 2022 had struggled to push his agendas against an opposition-controlled parliament.

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

This is all Johnny Somali’s fault, his autism will bring down the government!

 

[The Mass Shooter Ron Soye]

I hope there's some light bloodshed. Like Yoon shooting himself in the head at least.

 

[Toji Suzuhara]

Activities related to National Assembly, political parties banned: martial law commander

https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241203013900315?section=national/defense

 

[Enoch Emery]

How’s your little 4B movement doing now? W President Yoon.

 

[Helvetia]

Will be insane if North Korea "opens up" or actually engages in direct war.

keep an eye on the DMZ, that's all i gotta say. Kim has been tightening control lately, trying to gently erase his grandfather and father's legacy (removing the juche dating system, removing extra rations on their birthdays).

North Korea are like the easy boogieman, say anythings connected to them and usually the response is GET RID OF IT.

 

[General Emílio Médici]

I didn't know the gooks were this authoritarian.

They love a dictatorship. Of all the yellow people, they are the most buglike, even the Chinks have a small spark of humanity left. Worst Korea is an insane asylum, it's difficult to really understand unless you've had to spend time there.

Koreans are so insane they managed to fit a Communist Dictatorship and a Cyberpunk Dystopia on the same tiny fucking peninsula. It's crazy.

 

[Breadbassket]

Very curious to see what the international response will be. Either the USA, North Korea or China all have the ability and opportunity to do something ridiculous.

 

[Lerias]

Korean here.

We have 3 more years of this nigger in office.

God fucking damn it.

 

[The Mass Shooter Ron Soye]

Also waiting for thunkpieces blaming Trump for softening democratic norms worldwide leading directly to this. There should be a couple within the next 24 hours.

 

[-Jack-]

The entrance to the parliament in South Korea is blocked. Nor citizens or deputies are allowed inside

*Edit* Allegedly South Korea is now imposing military censorship on all media outlets, in addition, South Korean currency is falling.

*Edit* 2 - South Korean APCs spotted patrolling the streets

 

[Helvetia]

damn, he was really mad about that low birth rate.

 

[The Gene Genie]

Korean here.

We have 3 more years of this nigger in office.

God fucking damn it.

Isn’t his opposition the literal lesbian feminist sex cult? How is him doing a self-coup against them a bad thing?

 

[Anakin Soywalker]

Korean here.

We have 3 more years of this nigger in office.

God fucking damn it.

Seething 4B wombyn detected

 

[Helvetia]

National Assembly barricaded with cars

 

[not william stenchever]

Korean here.

We have 3 more years of this nigger in office.

God fucking damn it.

It looks like his time in office is either going to be way less or way more than that depending on what happens next.

 

[A Cardboard Box]

Isn’t his opposition the literal lesbian feminist sex cult? How is him doing a self-coup against them a bad thing?

Yoon is comically unpopular. He also has no idea what the fuck he's doing, so the parliament, controlled by the Democrats, have largely just resigned themselves to passive resistance by sitting on their hands and refusing to do anything. Recently, however, they served a bunch of impeachment papers to Yoon and his cabinet.

 

[Breadbassket]

It looks like his time in office is either going to be way less or way more than that depending on what happens next.

Perhaps if he maintains support of the military that will be the deciding factor.

 

[Toji Suzuhara]

Naver, Daum experience service disruptions after Yoon's martial law declaration
23:42 December 03, 2024
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- Naver, South Korea's leading Internet portal, experienced disruption in its service Tuesday following President Yoon Suk Yeol's unexpected martial law declaration.

Naver Cafe, the company's online community platform, has experienced connection disruptions from around 11 p.m. after Yoon's announcement was made at around 10:30 p.m.

"We are currently investigating whether this is due to a sudden surge in traffic," Naver said.

Similar issues were observed in services of Daum, the country's second-largest web portal. The company shared an emergency maintenance notice on the comment section of its news service.

https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241203014200320?section=national/politics

 

[Helvetia]

The Korean National Police Agency announced its plans to convene an emergency meeting of key officials following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law late Tuesday.

“All police officials are hurrying to the headquarters (of the KNPA) following the emergency declaration of martial law,” a police official was quoted as saying by local media.

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Cho Ji-ho also ordered its senior officials to report to duty for an emergency meeting.

https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241203050123

Recently, however, they served a bunch of impeachment papers to Yoon and his cabinet.

for context:

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea on Monday submitted motions to the National Assembly to impeach the head of the state audit agency and three prosecutors involved in two different scandals surrounding first lady Kim Keon Hee.

https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241202050103

NOT Yoon himself.

 

[Astro Galactic Megalul]

The entrance to the parliament in South Korea is blocked. Nor citizens or deputies are allowed inside


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*Edit* Allegedly South Korea is now imposing military censorship on all media outlets, in addition, South Korean currency is falling.

*Edit* 2 - South Korean APCs spotted patrolling the streets
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I've read so much manhwa that I'm experiencing a deja vu from these pics