Total maximum South Korea This Wednesday he ordered the army to maintain a “firm position” in the face of possible threats North Koreawho has not yet commented on the brief statement martial law the day before in a neighboring country.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Admiral Kim Myung-soo, gave the order at an emergency meeting commanders held following the lifting of martial law in South Korea after it was lifted by the National Assembly (Parliament), hours after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced it.

Likewise, the JCS said Kim ordered troops to “Protecting public safety is a top priority and maintain a strong stance of readiness” to prevent North Korea, which has yet to comment on the situation in the South, from making “wrong decisions” by taking advantage of the turmoil, according to statements compiled by a local news agency. Yonhap.

Kim also ordered the army to move “under the control of the JCS, excluding military units.” responsible for monitoring North Korean threats“in what is understood as an attempt to restore normalcy and calm public anxiety in South Korea.

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The admiral would have it too confirmed the position of “full preparation” in the face of possible North Korean provocations in telephone conversations with the commander of U.S. Forces Korea, General Paul J. LaCamera; UN Command; and South Korea-US Combined Forces Command, in accordance with advanced Yonhap.

South Korean military They were mobilized under martial law. Special operations forces stormed the National Assembly grounds following Yoon’s surprise announcement late Tuesday. (EFE)