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South Korean parliament votes to defy president by lifting his declaration of martial law (apnews.com)

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday, vowing to eliminate “anti-state” forces as he struggles against an opposition that controls the country’s parliament and that he accuses of sympathizing with communist North Korea.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Following Yoon’s announcement, South Korea’s military proclaimed that parliament and other political gatherings that could cause “social confusion” would be suspended, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said.

So in other words the military were in on the coup?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

To be fair, South Korea had a long history of coups...