SEOUL: South Korean lawmakers submitted a bill on Wednesday (Dec 4) to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law and reversed the move hours later, triggering a political crisis in
A television screen shows South Korea 's President Yoon Suk Yeol speaking during a news broadcast at a train station in Seoul on Dec 3, 2024, after he declared emergency martial law . , which rejected Yoon's attempt to ban political activity and censor the media, as armed troops forced their way into the National Assembly building in Seoul.
There were deep divisions in Yoon's ruling People Power Party as well, as its leader called for Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun to be fired and the entire cabinet to resign. Kim has offered to resign, the defence ministry said. The military said activities by parliament and political parties would be banned, and that media and publishers would be under the control of the martial law command.
People march as they hold a candlelight vigil condemning South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of martial law last night, which was reversed hours later, and to call for his resignation, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec 4, 2024. The US embassy urged citizens in South Korea to avoid areas where protests were taking place, while some major employers, including Naver Corp and LG Electronics Inc, advised employees to work from home.
Sales of canned goods, instant noodles and bottled water had soared overnight, said a major South Korean convenience store chain, which sought anonymity. "South Korea as a nation dodged a bullet, but President Yoon may have shot himself in the foot," Danny Russel, vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute think tank in the United States, said of the first martial law declaration in South Korea since 1980.
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