South Korean President lifts martial law

South Korean President lifts martial law

Kyiv  •  UNN

 • 14632 views

South Korean President Yoon Sok Yule lifted martial law imposed on December 3. The decision was made after the appeal of the National Assembly and the vote of the Cabinet of ministers.

South Korean President Yoon Sok Yule announced the suspension of martial law (AP), declared on December 3. The Sun lasted a total of six hours in the country. This is reported by Yonhap, writes UNN.

Details

According to the South Korean President during a live speech, he previously declared martial law "with a firm desire to save the country from anti-state forces that are trying to paralyze the basic functions of the country and destroy the constitutional order of liberal democracy.

However, in connection with the appeal of the National Assembly (Parliament of South Korea - ed.) to lift martial law, martial law was suspended. The troops entered were withdrawn,

Yule said.

Following the president's statement, the government announced that it had held a Cabinet meeting and adopted a "plan to lift martial law.

I immediately called a cabinet meeting, but since it was early in the morning (local time - ed.), the quorum for making a decision has not yet been met, so I will lift martial law as soon as possible,

Yule said.

Due to the lack of a quorum, there was a time delay before the actual decision was made, as members of the state council had to wait until the number of members was reached.

recall

The Cabinet of Ministers of South Korea voted to lift martial law imposed by President Yoon Sok Yule. The decision was made after the opposition Democratic Party initiated budget cuts.