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.

 

[AncientPhosphur]

The President of South Korea doesn't have the exclusive power to maintain it? Even though activities relating to the National Assembly were "banned" it seems clear that Yoon himself doesn't have all that much political power.

So gay. They deserve to be ruled by Best Korea like the good little bugmen they are

 

[Maori Kiwifruit Growers]

So out of the "big 3" cable news agencies talking about this, CNN is the only one. Fox is talking about biden and msnbc is talking about shumar elected the dem Senate minority leader

 

[neger psykolog]

The happening so short it got no feature nor even a thread.

Kind of lolworthy. Kim is the only true hero leader for Korea.

Ideally all wars are fought this way - over before they happened. Ideally not through a nuclear/catastrophic response.

A much better outcome for everyone instead of the decade long conflicts that have littered human history for eternity.

 

[Maori Kiwifruit Growers]

We keep forgetting that democracy is a fairly new thing in South Korea. And I don't mean that pejoratively.

 

[Éamonn Ceannt]

No clue, people are reposting articles/tweets that say it applies to "anyone who enforced martial law" or "anyone who is still enforcing martial law". Not particularly clear at present.

The outcome of this vote is that they've issued a demand to the president to lift martial law and he's obliged to follow on it. Martial law is effectively over with that vote though, according to Yonhap.

But it was voted through by enemies of the state. It is invalid. The President is not bound by that vote.

 

[Taser Confetti]

• Ran for years by a lesbian sex cult
• The male populace is basically the Mordor of incels
• Hilariously bad attempts at coups

God, South Korea is such a shit hole

 

[jje100010001]

I think no matter the result, South Korea is gonna get worse.

 

[ffo kcuF]

 

[Agamemnon Busmalis]

"I want to declare martial law."
"No."
"Ok."

Guess there's not much else you can do if you don't have the army under your control.

 

[make_it_so]

So with this little stunt and the likely immediate end of his political career resulting from it, would President Yeol be worthy as a late-comer entrant for Lolcow of the Year?

 

[Übertroon]

Come on Yoon Suk Yeol, call heads, flip that coin.
If we're lucky we'll see politicians get mass arrested or gunned down

 

[BibiLivesMatter]

Enacting martial law because no one agrees with you on anything that you try to do, and then having the martial law ending within a few hours later by other constituents, is incredibly embarassing.

I'm starting to think nothing ever happens bros have some power that keeps shit from happening.

 

[Breadbassket]

The military can't be written off yet apparently.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared “emergency martial law” Tuesday evening in frustration with the opposition-dominated parliament he claimed was paralyzing the government. It was not immediately clear how this decision would affect the United States, a close ally, but the decree prohibits all political activities, rallies and demonstrations, and it subjects all media to martial law control. Parliament convened a plenary session in response and promptly voted down the decree. However, South Korean military officials said the law will remain in place until the president lifts it, according to local media outlet YTN.

 

[Cronarch]

IT'S JUST LIKE MY JAPANESE ANIMES!

 

[Glowing In The Streets]

Imagine waking up one morning and realizing you slept through a martial law

 

[Éamonn Ceannt]

I think no matter the result, South Korea is gonna get worse.

It won't get worse if the coup succeeds. The coup is necessary to save Korea from the communists and feminists!

Come on Yoon Suk Yeol, call heads, flip that coin.
If we're lucky we'll see politicians get mass arrested or gunned down

EXACTLY! DO NOT FAIL YOUR COUNTRY!

 

[WelperHelper99]

So with this little stunt and the likely immediate end of his political career resulting from it, would President Yeol be worthy as a late-comer entrant for Lolcow of the Year?

I feel he's going to get the deceased tag if we count him as a lolcow

 

[YHWH's Strongest Soldier]

Lol what a retard. I would love to be a fly on the wall of the USA embassy.

 

[George Lucas]

The military can't be written off yet apparently.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared “emergency martial law” Tuesday evening in frustration with the opposition-dominated parliament he claimed was paralyzing the government. It was not immediately clear how this decision would affect the United States, a close ally, but the decree prohibits all political activities, rallies and demonstrations, and it subjects all media to martial law control. Parliament convened a plenary session in response and promptly voted down the decree. However, South Korean military officials said the law will remain in place until the president lifts it, according to local media outlet YTN.

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If Yeol is smart he’ll arrest the 170 for ‘unauthorized voting’ or some other bullshit charge and then have an ‘official vote’ with his own loyalists.

But it sounds like this guy doesn’t have loyalists.

 

[Éamonn Ceannt]

If Yeol is smart he’ll arrest the 170 for ‘unauthorized voting’ or some other bullshit charge and then have an ‘official vote’ with his own loyalists.

But it sounds like this guy doesn’t have loyalists.

No no, I think this is right but I think he does have loyalists. I am hopeful.