Update: After President Yoon Suk Yeol initially declared martial law in South Korea, the legislature unanimously ruled against it in an attempt to rescind this measure.
From CNN:
Under the country’s constitution, the president has the power to declare extraordinary martial law, which allows special measures influencing freedoms of speech, press, assembly and association.
The president must then notify the National Assembly of his decision — but if a majority of lawmakers vote to lift martial law, “the president shall comply,” according to the constitution.
The president’s cabinet must then “deliberate” and review the decision to lift martial law, according to the constitution.
It’s not clear whether Yoon will comply with the lawmakers’ vote as required by law, or what the cabinet will say.
Even the leader of Yoon’s ruling People Power Party, Han Dong-hoon, called on the president to lift the decree, according to news agency Yonhap.
Yejin Gim, a South Korean journalist based in NYC, shares what is happening and the details of the process under South Korean law.
I don’t really care what south korea does