Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, Dec. 3, to attend a hearing regarding corruption accusations against him in a realty project while serving as Seongnam mayor in the mid-2010s. Yonhap

The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) called in its lawmakers urgently to the National Assembly late Tuesday after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law.

The DPK ordered its lawmakers to hold a meeting to apparently discuss and begin the necessary procedures for lifting the martial law.

DPK leader Lee Jae-myung called Yoon's declaration of emergency martial law "unconstitutional," condemning it as a move that "goes against the people."

"President Yoon declared emergency martial law for no reason," Lee said. "Tanks, armored vehicles and soldiers with guns and swords will soon control the country." (Yonhap)