Yoon Declares Emergency Martial Law Amid Accusations Against Opposition.

Seoul: President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law on Tuesday, accusing the opposition of "anti-state activities plotting rebellion." "The martial law is aimed at eradicating pro-North Korean forces and to protect the constitutional order of freedom," Yoon said in the televised address.According to Yonhap News Agency, this decision came after the opposition Democratic Party railroaded a downsized budget bill in the parliamentary budget committee and submitted impeachment motions against a state auditor and the chief prosecutor.