How the South Korean president declared martial law

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South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declared ‘emergency martial law’, accusing the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and bringing in temporary rule by the military. Parliamentarians quickly vetoed the decision.

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00:00I declare martial law to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North

00:07Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces

00:14that are plundering the freedom and happiness of our people, and to protect the free constitutional

00:20order.

00:25Through this martial law, I will rebuild and protect the free Republic of Korea, which

00:29is falling into the abyss of national ruin.

00:35To this end, I will definitely eradicate the anti-state forces who are the main culprit

00:39of the country's ruination and conduct vicious activities.

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