Two lawyers representing former South Korean defense minister Kim Yong-hyun, who faces insurrection charges, defended President Yoon Suk-yeol's brief declaration of martial law earlier this month. They argued the decree was intended to deter the abuse of the democratic process by opposition parties and was not meant to harm the public.
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SEOUL, South Korea – The lawyers for a former South Korean defense minister under investigation on insurrection charges said on Thursday, December 26, that a short-liveddecree imposed earlier this month was to raise alarm on opposition parties’ abuse of the democratic process. “The martial law was to raise alarm, and what’s very clear is that there were no casualties and troops were withdrawn in an orderly manner after it was lifted,” lawyer Yoo Seung-soo told reporters.
Rhee Ha-sang, the other lawyer, said the accusations of insurrection against Kim and Yoon were “ludicrous” and ignored the president’s constitutional power to impose martial law when deemed necessary.
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