South Korea imposes travel ban on president over martial law declaration

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Source: NBC News

Dec. 9, 2024, 2:01 AM EST


SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean government on Monday ordered an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as he faces investigation on possible rebellion charges over a short-lived martial law declaration that plunged the key U.S. ally into chaos last week.

Opposition lawmakers are continuing to pursue impeachment for Yoon, 63, who stunned the East Asian democracy on Tuesday when he declared emergency martial law, accusing the opposition-controlled parliament of paralyzing the government and sympathizing with communist North Korea, with whom South Korea technically remains at war. The martial law order banned all political activity and censored the news media.

Lawmakers rushed to the National Assembly in central Seoul, pushing past martial law troops to enter the building and vote unanimously to reject the order, which Yoon lifted early Wednesday, about six hours after he announced it.

It was a shocking turn of events for South Korea, which spent decades under military-authoritarian rule before transitioning into a vibrant democracy and the world’s 10th-largest economy. Lawmakers swiftly called for Yoon to leave office, backed by thousands of protesters.

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1. Makes me wonder what the U.S. will do if Drumpf invokes similar declarations. That's when shit gets real.

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3. That's partially why I'm somewhat monitoring this

and how they are handling, although like most of the world, they have a Parliamentary system.

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6. In that respect, we may be more in danger of autocracy.

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4. Congress has already shown its hand.....

And they aren't on the side of democracy.

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5. entire GOP sure has. Hopefully Dems will stand strong. Biggest threat we have ever faced since he WANTS death for

protesters ("Why can't we shoot them in the legs" ie. just open fire) and wants to execute military personnel (Gen. Milley for one). He will push the treason bullshit and try to invoke Insurrectionist Act and possibly martial law. I see no GOP opposition at present.
This is a very real threat. He is a criminal mob boss, dicktator on Day 1, sociopath. Ask his niece. FCS he's telling us this.

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2. Power

How seductive and transformative it is. Wanted to turn his country into Myanmar