South Korea president declares emergency martial law
South Korea president declares emergency martial law

www.rte.ie South Korea's president reverses martial law effort
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has said that he would lift a surprise martial law declaration he had imposed just hours before, honouring a parliamentary vote against the measure.

"I declare martial law to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces that are plundering the freedom and happiness of our people, and to protect the free constitutional order," Mr Yoon said.