2024 South Korean martial law crisis

On 3 December 2024, South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on a television. He accused the Democratic Party, which controls the National Assembly, of supporting North Korea and trying to destroy the country. The martial law stopped all political activities and suspended press freedom..

The Democratic Party and some members of Yoon's People Power Party disagreed with the declaration, causing protests. Later, on 4 December 2024, after security tried to stop the vote, most lawmakers in the National Assembly voted 190-0 to end martial law.

On [December 4, local time] "South Korea's cabinet ... lifted the martial law", according to the Yonhap news agency; Furthermore, the martial law command [that had members of the military] was broken up by the military (or "the South Korean military has  disbanded the martial law command").https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn38321180et?post=asset%3A69e3ba8d-55f4-443e-9531-84ad91772741#post. Retrieved 2024-12-04https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-president-yoon-declares-martial-law-2024-12-03/. Retrieved 2024-12-04 Earlier (December 3), the Martial Law Command was in place and had a leader, General Park An-su (picture); He (said or) made a statement, as early as 11:00p.m. local time, about details of the martial law.

After the end of martial law
"The head of the South Korean Army Special Forces said [that] he [ refused to follow, or] defied an order from the defence minister to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to enforce martial law", according to media (December 6).https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2915345/korean-special-forces-chief-defied-order-to-seize-lawmakers?tbref=hp. Retrieved 2024-12-07

The president of South Korea can not leave South Korea; He has restrictions on travel, a travel ban (as of the second week of December).https://yle.fi/uutiset/lyhyesti/74-20129938. Retrieved 2024-12-09

Yoon was impeached on 7 December 2024, however it did not pass. He was impeached again on 14 December, with this one being successful.

On 8 December 2024, Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun was arrested on suspicion of committing insurrection by recommending to President Yoon to declare martial law and sending troops into the National Assembly to seize the legislature. Two days later, Kim tried to commit suicide at the detention facility he was held in.

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