Heavy police presence outside the South Korea’s National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2024, the morning after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law overnight, only to reverse it hours later. (The Epoch Times staff South Korea)
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The Biden administration welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s decision to lift his surprise martial law decree after less than half a day.
“We are relieved President Yoon has reversed course on his concerning declaration of martial law and respected the ROK National Assembly’s vote to end it,” a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council (NSC) said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times, using the abbreviation for the Republic of Korea….
South Korea Lifts President’s Martial Law Order Hours After Declaration
