South Korea Goes Under Martial Law in Ukraine War Shadow
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Image credit Video grab
South Korea Fears Anti-state Forces to proclaim Martial Law
By Raisina Correspondent
New Delhi, December 3: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a late-night address to the nation. He reasoned that the measure was necessitated to deal with North Korean forces within the country.
The announcement has come within hours of the Nato Chief warning the US President-elect Donald Trump of forcing a deal on Ukraine in the ongoing war. The new Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte warned Trump against forcing a deal on Ukraine.
Rutte warned that there could be consequences for US allies such as South Korea and others. South Korean President went live on the state-run television to announce imposition of the martial law, which had last been amended in 2017.
North Korean army personnel are fighting along with the Russian military forces against Ukraine. Also, Russia and North Korea have inked mutual defence pact against attacks by other country. North Korea per reports has also been supplying missiles and other weapons to Russia in its war efforts against Ukraine.
The South Korean President cited “anti-state forces” for imposing the martial law in the country. He reasoned that the martial law was needed to “protect liberal democratic order” of South Korea.
He expressed concerns at the presence of “pro-North Korean anti-state forces” within the country. The martial law has been imposed according to the Article 77 of the South Korean constitution which states that “when it is required to cope with a military necessity or to maintain the public safety and order by mobilization of the military forces in time of war, armed conflict or similar national emergency, the President may proclaim martial law”.
There is also a law that gives direction to the government for imposing martial law. Martial law in South Korea had also been imposed in the 1980s.
North Korea often threatens South Korea with military manoeuvres. North Korea claims to possess missile firepower to target targets in South Korea and even the US. China is also flexing muscles against Taiwan.
The Nato secretary general asked Trump to “not push Ukraine to sign a peace deal that would see the leaders of Russia and Iran high-fiving as an agreement will create a dire security threat not only to Europe but also to the US.” It may be noted that the US guarantees the security of South Korea as per a defence pact.
On the campaign trail, Trump had claimed that he will “bring peace to Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office”.
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