South Korea president reverses his decision to impose martial law

韩国总统推翻了实施戒严的决定

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2024-12-04

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The president of South Korea has reversed his shock decision to impose martial law. Yoon Suk Yeol had ordered the deployment of troops hours earlier, accusing the opposition of being criminals and anti -state forces.
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  • I'm Nick Miles and in the early hours of Wednesday 4th December, these are our main stories as we record this podcast.

  • South Korea is in political chaos after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared

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  • Earlier, the national assembly had voted to oppose his imposition of military rule.

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  • We begin in South Korea.

  • The President has reversed his shock decision to impose martial law.