Martial Law: Just Another 'Regrettable Incident' for Public Leaders
A special counsel has uncovered that former President Yoon Suk Yeol began planning a martial law declaration as early as October 2023, aiming to 'neutralize opposition forces' and consolidate power. This, apparently, led to the indictment of 24 individuals, including Yoon himself. One might almost believe this was an isolated incident, a mere 'misunderstanding'—a convenient narrative often
employed by mainstream outlets when powerful figures are caught with their hand in the cookie jar of democracy. Yet, the institutional mechanisms that allow such plots to hatch, or leaders to even *consider* such moves with impunity, are rarely scrutinized with the same zeal. We are told to accept the 'investigation' as sufficient, without examining the rot beneath. How many times must 'leaders'
attempt to suspend constitutional norms before the system that enables them is questioned, rather than just the individuals who ultimately fail?