Members of the national assembly reportedly banned from entering building after president announces ‘emergency martial law’
South Korea’s main opposition, the Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, has called on all its lawmakers to assemble at the national assembly, the Yonhap news agency is reporting. This is despite the entrance to parliament reportedly being blocked.
“President Yoon declared emergency martial law for no reason,” Lee Jae-myung, who has branded the declaration unconstitutional, said. “Tanks, armored vehicles and soldiers with guns and swords will soon control the country.” The last time martial law was declared in South Korea was in 1979, after the assassination of the then South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee, who had seized power in a military coup in 1961.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Members of the national assembly reportedly banned from entering building after president announces ‘emergency martial law’South Korea’s main opposition, the Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, has called on all its lawmakers to assemble at the national assembly, the Yonhap news agency is reporting. This is despite the entrance to parliament reportedly being blocked.“President Yoon declared emergency martial law for no reason,” Lee Jae-myung, who has branded the declaration unconstitutional, said. “Tanks, armored vehicles and soldiers with guns and swords will soon control the country.” The last time martial law was declared in South Korea was in 1979, after the assassination of the then South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee, who had seized power in a military coup in 1961. Continue reading…
