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SOUTH KOREA: President Yoon Declares Emergency Martial Law

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  • SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT DECLARES EMERGENCY MARTIAL LAW: AP
  • South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities. (APW)
  • USDKRW has spiked above 1410 on the news as President Yoon described the move as critical for defending the country's constitutional order.
  • Back in September, it was reported that a political storm had erupted in South Korea after allegations from the opposition that President Yoon Suk-yeol would impose martial law, unheard of in the country since 1987.
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  • SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT DECLARES EMERGENCY MARTIAL LAW: AP
  • South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities. (APW)
  • USDKRW has spiked above 1410 on the news as President Yoon described the move as critical for defending the country's constitutional order.
  • Back in September, it was reported that a political storm had erupted in South Korea after allegations from the opposition that President Yoon Suk-yeol would impose martial law, unheard of in the country since 1987.