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US wants South Korea crisis resolved in accordance with law
WASHINGTON — The United States said on Tuesday (Dec 3) it was watching events in ally South Korea with "grave concern" after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, and said it hoped the crisis would be resolved peacefully in accor
Yoon's surprise declaration, which he cast as aimed at his political foes, created the most serious challenge to South Korea's democracy since the 1980s and was unanimously voted down by 190 lawmakers in the parliament. Protesters gathered outside parliament, and Yoon's own party urged him to lift the decree.
US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel was asked at a regular news briefing if Washington believed martial law should be rescinded based on the vote.
"Certainly it is our hope and expectation that the laws and regulations of a particular country are abided by that particular country," he said. "Ultimately, we want to see these political disputes resolved peacefully and in accordance with the rule of law. And of course, such a vote in the legislature would be consistent with that approach."
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