Constitutional Court Secretary-General: "Emergency Martial Law Does Not Meet Proclamation Requirements" View original image

Kim Jeong-won, Secretary General of the Constitutional Court, personally stated that he does not believe the conditions for declaring martial law, as proclaimed by President Yoon Seok-yeol, have been met.


On the 6th, Secretary Kim responded at the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee plenary session to a question from Democratic Party lawmaker Jeon Hyun-hee, who asked, "The conditions for declaring martial law are defined as wartime, armed conflict, or a comparable national emergency. Are the current conditions under the Martial Law Act met?" He answered, "Personally, I do not think so."



Lawmaker Jeon agreed with this statement, saying, "Currently, the Republic of Korea cannot be considered to be in a national emergency," and added, "President Yoon illegally declared martial law."


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