How South Korea’s army was rattled by president’s martial law order

Politicians, advisers and diplomats suggest military’s hesitant response derailed Yoon Suk Yeol’s plan

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South Korea’s corruption investigation chief says he ordered travel ban on President Yoon over martial law decree

South Korea’s corruption investigation chief says he ordered travel ban on President Yoon over martial law decree
ABC News - 2d
South Korea’s Lawmakers Question Military About Yoon’s Martial Law Order

The military has spent decades trying to rehabilitate its image and win public trust after a brutal past. Its role in President Yoon’s martial law raised a specter from that era.
The New York Times - 6d
South Korea's president replaces his defense chief, who said troops exercising martial law were acting on his orders

South Korea's president replaces his defense chief, who said troops exercising martial law were acting on his orders
ABC News - Dec. 4
Timeline: How Yoon’s Presidency in South Korea Led to Martial Law Order

Yoon Suk Yeol’s decree, and his reversal under pressure from lawmakers, were the culmination of years of feuding between the country’s two main political camps.
The New York Times - Dec. 4
South Korea’s Yoon lifts martial law order

President abandons plan after parliament rejects his emergency decree
Financial Times - Dec. 4
South Korea’s President Imposed Martial Law, Then Lifted It

Also, China banned rare mineral exports to the U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
The New York Times - Dec. 3
South Korea's president rescinds martial law order

Protestors flooded the streets of Seoul after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, but lawmakers voted to block the measure and eventually the South Korean leader reversed the decree.
NBC News - Dec. 3
South Korea's president reverses martial law order after nationwide outcry

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address on Tuesday and was immediately met with defiance from opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly.
NBC News - Dec. 3
South Korea parliament votes to defy president, lift martial law order

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the country's opposition of controlling the parliament and sympathizing with North Korea.
CBS News - Dec. 3

How South Korea’s army was rattled by president’s martial law order

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