South Korean president declares martial law

Step was necessary to 'protect the country from North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements,' Yoon Suk Yeol announces in late-night television address- Decision comes after opposition Democratic Party pushed through reduced budget bill in parliamentary budget committee and filed impeachment motions against state auditor and chief prosecutor

By Anadolu staff

ANKARA(AA) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday evening declared martial law.

In the startling move, Yoon said in an unannounced late-night television address that the step was necessary to “protect the country from North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements.”

He claimed that the decision was taken to remove pro-North Korea forces from the country while protecting the liberal constitutional order.

Yoon, who has been struggling to push his government agenda against an opposition-controlled parliament since taking office in 2022, said he had no choice but to declare martial law.

This decision came after the opposition Democratic Party pushed through a reduced budget bill in the parliamentary budget committee and filed impeachment motions against a state auditor and the chief prosecutor.

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