martial law

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Enrile never apologised for his role in the dictatorship and even defended martial law.

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South Korean prosecutors indicted former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday on new charges of aiding the enemy, alleging that he ordered drone flights over North Korea to strengthen his effort to declare martial law.

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"This case is about whether we are a nation of constitutional law or martial law," Portland's attorney Caroline Turco said.

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Under pressure from his parents, Kolya moved to Poland just before his 18th birthday -- when he would have been blocked from leaving the country under martial law.

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The junta has conceded elections will not take place in one in seven national parliament constituencies, many of them active war zones, while martial law remains in place in one in five townships.

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