South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol implemented “emergency martial law” on Tuesday, but the parliament has now rejected his declaration by a majority vote.
The martial law was announced during a televised briefing, and while it wasn’t clear how long this would stand, Yoon stated this process was mandatory in defending the country’s constitutional order.
This law was declared after Yoon had accused the country’s opposition party of sympathizing with communist North Korea and controlling the parliament.
