South Korean president declares emergency martial law

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South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol said the announcement was in response to the opposition, which he accused of paralysing the government and sympathising with North Korea.

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00:00South Korean President Yun Suk-yool declared an emergency martial law on Tuesday.

00:08He accused the country's opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea

00:13and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.

00:17In his announcement, he vowed to eradicate pro-North Korean forces and protect the constitutional

00:22democratic order.

00:25It wasn't immediately clear how the decision would affect the country's governance, but

00:29the move drew immediate opposition from politicians, including the leader of his own conservative

00:35party.

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