The effort to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol reflected fury over his audacious declaration of martial law in response to political gridlock. He lifted the order within hours after it sparked ...
Martial law was last imposed in South Korea in 1980, seven years before the country transitioned from a military dictatorship into a democracy. Yoon’s short-lived declaration triggered painful ...
Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that appears to have backfired ...
South Korea's special warfare commander said he will refuse to implement any new order for martial law, media reports quoted ...