Troops set up barricades outside the main parliament building after South Korea's president declared martial law, Yonhap reports.

According to media reports, the head of South Korea's ruling party said that the military should not follow the “unconstitutional” declaration of martial law.

In turn, the speaker of the National Assembly urges the military and police to stay in place.

According to Yonhap, South Korean Land Management Minister Park Sang-woo held an emergency meeting with senior ministry officials after President Yoon Suk-Yeol declared martial law.

According to ministry officials, Park's meeting with ministry directors-general and other senior officials was convened at 11:50 a.m. local time Tuesday at a government complex in Sejong, 113 kilometers south of Seoul.

Earlier, media reported that South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol declared “martial law emergency,” accusing the country's opposition of controlling parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.