South Korea has declared emergency martial law

[chilli.domains]

What the hell just went down in South Korea.

[tacnet]

I still cant work out whats happened but it sounds like its a political thing rather than an actual attack by the North Koreans. Seems like the President is trying to hold on to power

Apparently law makers have just voted to overturn it

[TheButcher]

I still cant work out whats happened but it sounds like its a political thing rather than an actual attack by the North Koreans. Seems like the President is trying to hold on to power

Apparently law makers have just voted to overturn it

That sums up how I read it, I didn't read anything about an attack or military coup, the president seems to have been over ruled by the parliament, let's wait and see what happens next.

[britporn_mike]

The BBC has a good summary of events as they unfold, the latest news is the

"n the last 60 minutes President Yoon Suk Yeol has reversed his martial law announcement.

Troops have been pulled back from the National Assembly - but there is a sense of what happens next."


https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn38321180et

[LuKenGas]

North Korea is a dictatorship why did South Korea go nuts all of a sudden.

[jag]

I never expected some thing like this in South Korea.

[DeSexGuide]

Any cliff notes why this happened?

[alsporn]

It goes to show you can have a peaceful democracy for years and some wack job comes along fucks everything up.

[tacnet]

Just seen some more interesting news on this. Sky News reports that some 170 law makers have refused to leave the parliament building because they are worried that the president could declare martial law again and they wouldn't be able to get back into the building to vote it down. They are literally sleeping there

And on top of that, if the president is found guilty of insurrection then he could face the death penalty

[gspotman]

Do you think Putin was behind it

[calista]

South Korea's president apologized to his people for declaring martial law

[CanadianChick]

That was a very big decision did he think it through or just wake up declare`marshal law.

[urbanlegend]

That was a very big decision did he think it through or just wake up declare`marshal law.

Either way he made a bad call

[NSWDave]

Surprise surprise South Korea's Parliament has voted to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-14/ ... /104726176

[BarbaraCum]

What comes next, will he North attack since the South is a political mess?