🇰🇷 Seoul right now.


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🇰🇷 Democratic Party leader
Lee Jae-Myung called Yoon's declaration of martial law 'unconstitutional and anti-public'. The entrance to the National Assembly remains locked.

💬 Note that the Democratic Party is the largest party in the parliament and can therefore lift the martial law. It has 170 of the 300 seats of the National Assembly.


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🇰🇷 Lee Jaye-myung, the leader of the opposition, livestreamed himself getting to the National Assembly.


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🇰🇷 The entrance remains blocked.


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🇰🇷 Scenes from inside the National Assembly.


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🇰🇷 The National Assembly has voted to lift martial law.


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🇰🇷 According to South Korean media, the law was passed by 190 votes out of the 190 MPs present.


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🇰🇷 The Ministry of Education said all academic schedules and operations will run as normal amid martial law declaration.


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🇰🇷 Full text of the martial law command:

Martial Law Command proclaims the following as of 11 p.m. on December 3, 2024, in order to protect liberal democracy from anti-state forces active within the free Republic of Korea and their threats to subvert the state, and to ensure public safety.

1. All political activities, including activities of the National Assembly, local councils, political parties, and political association, rallies and demonstrations, are prohibited.

2. All acts that deny or attempt to overthrow the free democratic system are prohibited. The dissemination of fake news, manipulation of public opinion, and false propaganda are prohibited.

3. All media and publications are subject to the control of Martial Law Command.

4. Strikes, work stoppages and rallies that incite social chaos are prohibited.

5. Trainee doctors and all other medical personnel, who are on strike or have left their worksites, must return to their positions within 48 hours and work faithfully. Those who violate the order will face punishment in accordance with the Martial Law Act.

6. Innocent ordinary citizens, excluding anti-state forces and other subversive forces, will be subject to measures to minimize inconvenience in their daily lives.

Violators of the proclamation may be arrested, detained and searched without a warrant in accordance with Article 9 of the Martial Law Act (Special Measures Authority of the Martial Law Commander), and will be punished in accordance with Article 14 of the Martial Law Act (Penalties).

Martial Law Commander, Army General Park An-su, Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

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🇰🇷🇺🇸 The White House is monitoring the evolutions in South Korea and is in contact with the government.


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🇰🇷 This aged well.


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🇰🇷 Scenes from the departure of security officials.


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🇹🇷🇸🇾 Latest map of the conflict in Syria.

There are new reports that HTS has now captured Qomhane.


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