SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared emergency martial law here on Tuesday (3rd Dec, 2024) to safeguard “liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements”.

While helicopters landed on the Parliament’s roof, a resolution requesting to lift martial law, voted by 190/300 lawmakers of S. Korean National Assembly, was submitted by Speaker Woo Won-sik at 1:00 local time.

Lawmakers attempting to block the entrance of troops in the National Assembly as size of crowd is increasing outside the Parliament.

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Commenting on the development, American Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell stated: “We are watching the recent developments in the Republic of Korea with grave concern…We have every hope and expectation that any political disputes will be resolved peacefully and in accordance with the rule of law…I do want to underscore that our alliance with the ROK is ironclad, and we stand by Korea in their time of uncertainty.”

It is pertinent to mention here that there are 28,500 American troops in S. Korea to defend it from North Korea.

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