President Yoon Suk-yeol: "Not a Failed Martial Law, Ended Sooner Than Expected"

President Yoon Suk-yeol appeared at the Constitutional Court impeachment trial on the 23rd and said, "It was not a failed martial law but ended somewhat earlier than expected."

During the fourth hearing of the impeachment trial that day, President Yoon stated, "The accuser (National Assembly) claims it was a failed martial law, but it was not a failed martial law," adding, "I also thought it would end quickly, but it ended somewhat earlier than expected."

He continued, "The National Assembly promptly demanded the lifting of martial law, and as soon as the resolution to lift martial law was passed, I immediately summoned former Minister Kim Yong-hyun and Martial Law Commander Park An-su and ordered the withdrawal."

President Yoon asserted, "The ministers, military commanders, and I all have diverse political convictions, and we all knew that if ordered to carry out anti-democratic or unjust acts, we would not comply," adding, "Under that premise, emergency martial law measures were taken, and only a necessary small number of troops were ordered to move."

He further claimed, "The troop movement orders were legal, so the soldiers complied accordingly and did not commit any illegal acts."

President Yoon also said, "After the National Assembly's resolution, we had to hold a Cabinet meeting to lift martial law, so we waited a bit before withdrawing the troops, and once the Cabinet quorum was met, we announced that martial law would be lifted."

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