In an address to the nation, President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed the opposition-controlled parliament has been destroying the country's liberal democratic order.
In an address to the nation, President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed the opposition-controlled parliament has been destroying the country's liberal democratic order.People watch a screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaking during a televised address at a bus terminal in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2024.SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's president on Thursday defended his decision to declare martial law last week as an act of governance and denied charges of insurrection.
The constitution, however, doesn't state that martial law can limit activities of the National Assembly. Demonstrators from a labour group take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol outside City Hall in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2024.Testimonies from officials mobilized to execute martial law, however, contradict Yoon's claims. Lt. General Kwak Jong-keun, the then-commander of the Army Special Warfare Command, told the parliament this week that Yoon directly ordered him to"break down the doors" of the parliament and"drag people out.
But he also argued that his action was an"act of governance" within a president's legal power and should not be subjected to judicial judgment.
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