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South Korea Martial Law Latest News: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has withdrawn his order to impose martial law within just 6 hours. According to the report of Korea Herald, in view of the huge protests and public anger in the country, the President withdrew his order on Wednesday morning (December 4, 2024) and accepted the request of the National Assembly. He admitted that his sudden declaration of martial law was short-lived.
“I am immediately accepting the request of the National Assembly and lifting martial law through the Cabinet,” Yun said in an address to the nation around 4:20 a.m. (local time) on Wednesday. “I immediately called a cabinet meeting, But the quorum has not been reached yet as it is still early in the morning… I will lift martial law as soon as the quorum is reached.” About 30 minutes after Yun’s address, a cabinet meeting was again called and the lifting of martial law was approved. This is a process of removing martial law as per the relevant law.
Order had to be withdrawn due to people’s protest
Let us tell you that this announcement of the President came six hours after declaring martial law at around 10:20 pm on Tuesday “with a strong desire to save the nation”. However, in these 6 hours there was a lot of chaos in South Korea. Army, opposition MPs and common people came out on the streets after this announcement. Seeing the huge opposition from the people, the President had to withdraw his order.
The opposition had voted against the President’s order
Earlier late Tuesday evening, President Yoon had shocked the nation by declaring martial law, citing the need to “eliminate anti-state forces.” Following the announcement, MPs from both the ruling and opposition parties called an emergency plenary session in the Assembly around 1 am on Tuesday. All 190 lawmakers present in the 300-member National Assembly voted against President Yoon’s declaration of martial law. Liberal parties, including the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, hold the majority of seats in the National Assembly this time.
After the end of martial law, soldiers also returned to their bases.
On the other hand, after the withdrawal of martial law, the soldiers deployed for this have returned to their bases. According to the South Korean military, all troops were withdrawn to their bases by 4:22 am on Wednesday. The South Korean military said it was continuing to maintain high alert and that nothing unusual had been observed in North Korea.
America also welcomed President Yoon’s decision
America also kept an eye on the entire incident. America had expressed concern after seeing the protests in the country after the implementation of martial law, but as soon as the President withdrew it, the US welcomed it. A statement issued by the US said, “The United States has closely monitored the developments in the Republic of Korea over the past 24 hours. We welcome this step of President Yoon in which he has talked about withdrawing martial law.
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