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Re:South Korean president declares emergency martial law by rawgabbit on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @05:13PM (#42312168)
If the President directly orders the military to arrest politicians and citizens, that is clearly illegal.

The stumbling block is if the President invokes the Insurrection Act. Which is a bit of a gray area.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act_of_1807

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