South Korean President Yoon Sook-yeol and the Attempted Imposition of Martial Law
South Korean President Yoon Sook-yeol accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun after an aborted attempt to impose martial law. Critics demand Yoon step down over the incident. The National Assembly defied Yoon's orders by voting to lift martial law. Yoon accused the legislature of being infiltrated by 'subversive anti-state elements' and deployed police and military forces around the National Assembly building. Civic groups called for Yoon to resign, and protesters marched through Seoul demanding his arrest. Yoon's PPP party proposed a constitutional amendment to shorten the presidential term as a resolution to the crisis.